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QAJAR IRAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
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'ALI BIN AL-HUSAYN, IMAM AL-SAJJAD (D. 712 AD): AL-SAHIFA AL-KAMILA AL-SAJJADIA
QAJAR IRAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
An important prayer book composed by the Prophet's great grandson, fourth of Shi'a Imams, Arabic manuscript on paper, 121ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh script between double black divisions, with Persian interlinear translation in red nasta'liq script, titles in red thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, text within gold, blue and black rules, with catchwords, pagination in pencil, opening folio with finely illuminated headpiece and gold and polychrome floral margins, later added German notes on first fly-leaf, possibly in original Qajar floral lacquer binding
Text panel 6 x 3.1/2in. (15.2 x 8.9cm.); folio 8.1/4 x 5.3/4in. (21.2 x 14.6cm.)
QAJAR IRAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
An important prayer book composed by the Prophet's great grandson, fourth of Shi'a Imams, Arabic manuscript on paper, 121ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh script between double black divisions, with Persian interlinear translation in red nasta'liq script, titles in red thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, text within gold, blue and black rules, with catchwords, pagination in pencil, opening folio with finely illuminated headpiece and gold and polychrome floral margins, later added German notes on first fly-leaf, possibly in original Qajar floral lacquer binding
Text panel 6 x 3.1/2in. (15.2 x 8.9cm.); folio 8.1/4 x 5.3/4in. (21.2 x 14.6cm.)
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