Lot 18•
Nizami, Iqbalnama (the second book of the Iskandarnama) Persia, probably Shiraz, first quarter of the 16th Century
10 April 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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Persia, probably Shiraz, first quarter of the 16th Century
Persia, probably Shiraz, first quarter of the 16th Century
Persian manuscript on paper, incomplete, misbound, 106 leaves, 19 lines to the page written in four columns of elegant nasta'liq script in black ink, double intercolumnar rules in gold throughout, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchwords in wide margins, titles written in thuluth script in gold within panels decorated with intertwining floral motifs in colours and gold, one fine illuminated headpiece in colours and gold incorporating the title in thuluth script in white on gold ground, some waterstaining mostly restricted to outer margins, some smudging affecting small areas of text, later brown morocco with stamped central medallions, cornerpieces and border panels of gilt leather decorated with floral motifs, slightly faded and worn, rebacked
271 x 176 mm.
271 x 176 mm.
Footnotes
Exhibited:
Naissance et Evolution de L'Ecriture, Société Générale de Banque, Brussels, 8th November 1984 to 3rd January 1985 and Banque Générale du Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 16th January to 6th March 1985.