Lot Essay
For two other copies of this work, see lot. 210 and 216.
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INDIA, DATED RAMADAN AH 1084/DECEMBER 1673-JANUARY 1674 AD
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A COMPLETE COPY OF THE QUR'AN AND ITS COMMENTARY BY KAMAL AL-DIN HUSAYN (VA'IZ) BIN 'ALI AL-KASHIFI (D. 1504 AD): AL-MAWAHIB AL-'ALIYA
INDIA, DATED RAMADAN AH 1084/DECEMBER 1673-JANUARY 1674 AD
Known as Tafsir husayni, Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 497ff. plus 10 fly-leaves, each folio with 10ll. of black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in red nasta'liq script between double black-ruled gold divisions, with black and red roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script, some phrases picked out in red, text within double black-ruled gold frame, copious original commentary written diagonally around the main text panel, framed by blue, black and gold rules, with marginal markers in red thuluth script, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated margins and text in clouds on gold ground, colophon dated, followed by prayers, minor trimming, very clean copy, in modern binding
Main text panel 7 x 4 1/8in. (17.3 x 10.6cm.); folio 14 3/8 x 10in. (36.5 x 25.2cm.)
INDIA, DATED RAMADAN AH 1084/DECEMBER 1673-JANUARY 1674 AD
Known as Tafsir husayni, Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 497ff. plus 10 fly-leaves, each folio with 10ll. of black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in red nasta'liq script between double black-ruled gold divisions, with black and red roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script, some phrases picked out in red, text within double black-ruled gold frame, copious original commentary written diagonally around the main text panel, framed by blue, black and gold rules, with marginal markers in red thuluth script, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated margins and text in clouds on gold ground, colophon dated, followed by prayers, minor trimming, very clean copy, in modern binding
Main text panel 7 x 4 1/8in. (17.3 x 10.6cm.); folio 14 3/8 x 10in. (36.5 x 25.2cm.)