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An Illuminated Miniature Qur'an copied for Aqa Sayyid Muhammad Qari, by Muhsin al-Husayni, Persia, Zand, dated 1200 AH/1785 AD
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- Cloth bound mansucript
Arabic manuscript on paper, 205 leaves plus a flyleaf, 22 lines to the page, written in neat naskh script in black ink, verses separated by gold dots pointed in red and blue, surah headings in blue thuluth script in gold-ground cartouches with polychrome floral spandrels, catchwords, margins double-ruled in gold, opening double-page illuminated frontispiece with the index of surahs, followed by a further illuminated double page for the opening surahs, decorated with polychrome flowers with text within cloud bands and surah headings in gold thuluth script, numerous pages with outer margins filled with scrolling flowers, start of each surah with marginal glosses in shikasteh nasta'liq script, floral lacquer binding with red doublures covered with gold leafy sprays, in fitted cloth box
Condition
In very good overall condition, a few minor paper repairs, pages clean, ink bold and illumination bright, as viewed.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The main text of the Qur'an is followed by prayers recommended for after recitation of the Qur’an and daily prayers, charts indicating which chapters to be read on seeing the crescent and talismans of the moon. Instructions on how to use the Qur’an for divination are added in shikasteh script on the last folio. The system recommended is popular in earlier copies particularly during sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.