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NORTH INDIA, MUGHAL, 17TH CENTURY
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A PRAYER BOOK
NORTH INDIA, MUGHAL, 17TH CENTURY
With the prayers of the days of the week with Persian introduction, Arabic manuscript on paper, 196ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 7ll. of black naskh script, prayer headings in gold thuluth script outlined with black, the name of the Prophet picked out in gold outlined with black, some words picked out in red, text within blue and black-ruled gold frame, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece with text in clouds on gold ground, with numerous seal impressions including the seals of Aurangzeb, dated AH 1117 and Bahadur Shah I, dated AH 1120, year 2, in silk covered morocco binding
Folio 7 7/8 x 4¼in. (19.5 x 10.5cm.)
NORTH INDIA, MUGHAL, 17TH CENTURY
With the prayers of the days of the week with Persian introduction, Arabic manuscript on paper, 196ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 7ll. of black naskh script, prayer headings in gold thuluth script outlined with black, the name of the Prophet picked out in gold outlined with black, some words picked out in red, text within blue and black-ruled gold frame, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece with text in clouds on gold ground, with numerous seal impressions including the seals of Aurangzeb, dated AH 1117 and Bahadur Shah I, dated AH 1120, year 2, in silk covered morocco binding
Folio 7 7/8 x 4¼in. (19.5 x 10.5cm.)