Lot 56
A small illuminated Qur’an, copied by Khalil West Persia or Iraq, dated AH 802 /AD 1399 and later
Withdrawn
Amended
29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
A small illuminated Qur’an, copied by Khalil
West Persia or Iraq, dated AH 802 /AD 1399 and later
West Persia or Iraq, dated AH 802 /AD 1399 and later
Arabic manuscript on paper, 477 leaves, 14 lines to the page written in clear naskhi script in black ink, diacritics and vowel points in black and red, gold discs decorated with blue dots between verses, margins ruled in colours and gold, sura headings in thuluth in white on gold panels, remargined throughout, first three folios including two double pages of illumination and an illuminated shamsa added at a later date, one illuminated double-page, Falnamah and illuminated shamsa at end added at a later date, some repairs affecting text, browned as a result of fire damage, modern brown morocco with central medallions and decoration tooled in blind
folio 171 x 105mm., text area 81 x 52 mm.
folio 171 x 105mm., text area 81 x 52 mm.
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