Arts of the Islamic World and India, including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World and India, including Fine Rugs and Carpets
An illuminated miniature Qur'an, copied by Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad ibn Muhammad Husayn al-Hafiz al-Sabzawari, Persia, Safavid, dated 10 Shawwal 938 AH/25 May 1532 AD
Auction Closed
April 26, 01:36 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arabic manuscript on paper, 338 leaves, plus two fly-leaves, 17 lines to the page written in ghubari in black ink, ruled in gold and black, surah headings in thuluth in gold, text divisions marked by marginal inscriptions in red, f.1b and f.2a illuminated in gold and polychrome framing text, in Ottoman gilt brown leather with flap, red leather doublures
text panel: 4.2 by 2.8cm.
leaf: 6.6 by 4.1cm.