Lot Essay
As well the genealogy, this text also contains an Ottoman Turkish translation of the Manaqib (Saint's biography) of Safi al-Din Ardabili, the founder of the Safavid dynasty.
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PROBABLY TABRIZ, DATED AH 1078/1667-68 AD
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A GENEALOGY OF THE SAFAVID DYNASTY
PROBABLY TABRIZ, DATED AH 1078/1667-68 AD
A genealogy of the Safavid dynasty up to Sultan Muhammad Khudabanda, Ottoman Turkish manuscript in paper, 103ff. plus 2 fly-leaves, about half of the folios with 23ll. of black nasta'liq, important words and phrases picked out in red, catchwords, first half of the manuscript with roundels outlined in blue, green and red and containing names in black nasta'liq, further text surrounding the roundels and often formed into shaped panels, copious marginal repair, in black shagreen binding with stamped and gilt central medallion issuing pendants and similar spandrels, brown paper doublures
Folio 8¾ x 6in. (22.4 x 15.3cm.)
PROBABLY TABRIZ, DATED AH 1078/1667-68 AD
A genealogy of the Safavid dynasty up to Sultan Muhammad Khudabanda, Ottoman Turkish manuscript in paper, 103ff. plus 2 fly-leaves, about half of the folios with 23ll. of black nasta'liq, important words and phrases picked out in red, catchwords, first half of the manuscript with roundels outlined in blue, green and red and containing names in black nasta'liq, further text surrounding the roundels and often formed into shaped panels, copious marginal repair, in black shagreen binding with stamped and gilt central medallion issuing pendants and similar spandrels, brown paper doublures
Folio 8¾ x 6in. (22.4 x 15.3cm.)
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