SAFAVID IRAN, AH 954/1547-8 AD

Details

SHAHMARDAN RAZI (FL. AH 475/1083 AD): NUZHATNAMA-YI 'ALA'YI
Safavid Iran, AH 954/1547-8 AD
On natural history, Persian manuscript on cream paper, 153ff. with 17ll. of fine black nasta'liq, titles in red, final folio with colophon signed Mirza Muhammad Mavali and dated 954, spaces left for miniatures, some added in a later hand, opening and closing flyleaves with library inscriptions and seal impressions, light water staining, and old repairs, later binding covered with purple and gold brocade
Folio 11½ x 7 3/8in. (29.4 x 18.5cm.)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This work was written by a secretary (dabir) and accountant (mustaufi), not a professional astrologer. It is an encyclopaedia, mainly of superstitions concerning man, animals, the properties of metals, the elements, interpretation of dreams etc.There are copies in the Bodleian Library, Chester Beatty and elsewhere, (Storey, C.A.: Persian literature, Leioden 1977, pp. 348-9)

More from Islamic Art and Manuscripts

View All