.jpg?w=1)
.jpg?w=1)
COPIED FOR MUHAMMAD IBN RASUL IBN ASADULLAH BY QASIM IBN KAZIM, KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA, DATED THIRD THURSDAY OF RABI' I AH 1282 / 27 JULY 1865 AD
Details
QUR'AN
COPIED FOR MUHAMMAD IBN RASUL IBN ASADULLAH BY QASIM IBN KAZIM, KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA, DATED THIRD THURSDAY OF RABI' I AH 1282 / 27 JULY 1865 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 547ff. plus 12 fly-leaves, each folio with 10ll. of black naskh, arranged in gold-speckled bands with red Persian nasta'liq interlinear translations, gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in blue thuluth reserved against gold cartouches, text panel set within gold and blue rules, inner margin heavily annotated with diagonal tafsir in black and red nasta'liq, hizb markers in blue thuluth in gold leaf-style medallions, outer margin with sura title in blue thuluth in upper outer corner, lower inner corner with catchwords, triangular gold and red floral design in the outer edge, occasional marginal medallions, the opening two bifolios with dense gold and polychrome illumination framing 7ll. of black naskh with green rosette verse markers, interspersed with two folios of full tafsir, final 10ff. with prayers and index, lacquer binding signed Safdar and dated AH 1279 / 1862-3 AD
Text panel 6 3⁄8 x 3 3/8in. (16.1 x 8.6cm); folio 13 ¼ x 7 ¾in. (33.8 x 19.8cm.)
COPIED FOR MUHAMMAD IBN RASUL IBN ASADULLAH BY QASIM IBN KAZIM, KASHMIR, NORTH INDIA, DATED THIRD THURSDAY OF RABI' I AH 1282 / 27 JULY 1865 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 547ff. plus 12 fly-leaves, each folio with 10ll. of black naskh, arranged in gold-speckled bands with red Persian nasta'liq interlinear translations, gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in blue thuluth reserved against gold cartouches, text panel set within gold and blue rules, inner margin heavily annotated with diagonal tafsir in black and red nasta'liq, hizb markers in blue thuluth in gold leaf-style medallions, outer margin with sura title in blue thuluth in upper outer corner, lower inner corner with catchwords, triangular gold and red floral design in the outer edge, occasional marginal medallions, the opening two bifolios with dense gold and polychrome illumination framing 7ll. of black naskh with green rosette verse markers, interspersed with two folios of full tafsir, final 10ff. with prayers and index, lacquer binding signed Safdar and dated AH 1279 / 1862-3 AD
Text panel 6 3⁄8 x 3 3/8in. (16.1 x 8.6cm); folio 13 ¼ x 7 ¾in. (33.8 x 19.8cm.)
Provenance
Private collection, Paris, 1960s and thence by descent
Engraved
Lacquer binding with a dedication to the patron, hasb ol-farmayesh-e 'alishan jenab mirza muhammad ali, az dast-e safad roju moqel dorost kardid, 'According to the command of his High Eminence Mirza Muhammad 'Ali, due to your generosity, you granted the hope for harvest (?)'
Brought to you by
Phoebe Jowett Smith
Sale Coordinator & Cataloguer
Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.