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QAJAR IRAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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QAJAR IRAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 359ff. plus 7 fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in magenta nasta'liq script between gold rules, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in magenta thuluth script within illuminated cartouches, marginal section markers in thuluth script within illuminated medallions, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces, with marginal comments, catchwords, colophon with added signature of Muhammad 'Ali al-Isfahani and later owners' inscriptions, in lacquer covered binding
Text panel 8¼ x 4¾in. (21 x 11.8cm.); folio 10 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (26.8 x 17cm.)
QAJAR IRAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 359ff. plus 7 fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in magenta nasta'liq script between gold rules, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in magenta thuluth script within illuminated cartouches, marginal section markers in thuluth script within illuminated medallions, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces, with marginal comments, catchwords, colophon with added signature of Muhammad 'Ali al-Isfahani and later owners' inscriptions, in lacquer covered binding
Text panel 8¼ x 4¾in. (21 x 11.8cm.); folio 10 5/8 x 6 5/8in. (26.8 x 17cm.)