Abu'l-Qasim 'Ali al-Hariri (d.AH 516/1122 AD): Maqamat
North India, 2 July 1855 AD
The classical book of wisdom, Arabic and Persian manuscript on ivory paper, 402ff. plus many flyleaves, each with 10ll. of bold black naskh in plain clouds on gold panels within black rules, gold margins between black and orange rules, blue outer rule, words and phrases in red, Persian translation and commentary written marginally within gold clouds, margins without notes painted with gold, red, blue and green flowering vine, headings in red in illuminated panels, (negligible wear), opening three folios illuminated in gold and polychrome, final folio with colophon signed by Muhammad Ashraf and dated 2 July 1855, European 19th century pale brown morocco binding with tooled gold, red and black flowering vine border (negligible wear, one board loose)
folio 12½ x 7¾in. (31.8 x 19.8cm.); text 8½ x 5in. (21.7 x 12.8cm.)
Abu'l-Qasim 'Ali al-Hariri (d.AH 516/1122 AD): Maqamat
North India, 2 July 1855 AD
The classical book of wisdom, Arabic and Persian manuscript on ivory paper, 402ff. plus many flyleaves, each with 10ll. of bold black naskh in plain clouds on gold panels within black rules, gold margins between black and orange rules, blue outer rule, words and phrases in red, Persian translation and commentary written marginally within gold clouds, margins without notes painted with gold, red, blue and green flowering vine, headings in red in illuminated panels, (negligible wear), opening three folios illuminated in gold and polychrome, final folio with colophon signed by Muhammad Ashraf and dated 2 July 1855, European 19th century pale brown morocco binding with tooled gold, red and black flowering vine border (negligible wear, one board loose)
folio 12½ x 7¾in. (31.8 x 19.8cm.); text 8½ x 5in. (21.7 x 12.8cm.)
