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Lot Essay
An impressive Qur’an that was in the possession of Sultan ‘Abdulhamid II records the full name of our calligrapher as Al-Hajj Ibrahim Al-Gihangiri, known as Berberzade (Derman, 2010, pp. 270-273, no. 65). He has been described as a master of naskh, thuluth and riqa scripts (ibid.); this manuscript presents an extremely rare and well-preserved example of his work.
This extensively and lavishly illuminated An’am Sharif dedicates 95 pages to illustrations depicting numerous subjects. These include: two bifolios with illustrations of Mecca and Medina, venerations of the Prophet Muhammad through depictions of his hand prints, foot prints, and his Seal of Prophecy, further pages pertaining to the other prophets such as the sword of 'Ali and the seal of the prophet Sulayman. These illustrations are preceded by a selection of Qur’anic chapters: sura al-baqarah, sura ya-sin, sura al-dukhan, sura al-fath, sura al-rahman, sura al-waqi’a, sura al-mulk, sura al-naba’, sura al-nazi’at, sura al-fajr, sura al-duhaa and the remaining suras of Juz’ 30.
A comparable An’am Sharif with 55 illustrations and illuminations was sold in these Rooms, 26 October 2017, lot 226.
This extensively and lavishly illuminated An’am Sharif dedicates 95 pages to illustrations depicting numerous subjects. These include: two bifolios with illustrations of Mecca and Medina, venerations of the Prophet Muhammad through depictions of his hand prints, foot prints, and his Seal of Prophecy, further pages pertaining to the other prophets such as the sword of 'Ali and the seal of the prophet Sulayman. These illustrations are preceded by a selection of Qur’anic chapters: sura al-baqarah, sura ya-sin, sura al-dukhan, sura al-fath, sura al-rahman, sura al-waqi’a, sura al-mulk, sura al-naba’, sura al-nazi’at, sura al-fajr, sura al-duhaa and the remaining suras of Juz’ 30.
A comparable An’am Sharif with 55 illustrations and illuminations was sold in these Rooms, 26 October 2017, lot 226.