Lot Essay
Two very similar illustrated copies of the Farasnama sold in these Rooms include, 26 April 2018, lot 82 and 25 October 2018, lot 150.
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INDIA, DATED AH 1052/1642-43 AD
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A TREATISE ON HORSEMANSHIP (FARASNAMA)
INDIA, DATED AH 1052/1642-43 AD
Urdu manuscript on paper, 66ff., 6ll. of black nasta'liq, 49 polychrome illustrations of horses, keywords and phrases picked out in red, within red and blue rules, catchwords, each page with an ilustration of a horse, colophon in red nasta'liq, dated, in green morocco, purple paper doublures
Text panel 7 ¼ x 5 ¼in. (18.3 x 13.4cm.); folio 9 5/8 x 7 1/8in. (24.4 x 18cm.)
INDIA, DATED AH 1052/1642-43 AD
Urdu manuscript on paper, 66ff., 6ll. of black nasta'liq, 49 polychrome illustrations of horses, keywords and phrases picked out in red, within red and blue rules, catchwords, each page with an ilustration of a horse, colophon in red nasta'liq, dated, in green morocco, purple paper doublures
Text panel 7 ¼ x 5 ¼in. (18.3 x 13.4cm.); folio 9 5/8 x 7 1/8in. (24.4 x 18cm.)
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