Oliver White
Head of Department
Lot 4
A bifolium and three single leaves from an illuminated manuscript of the Qur'an Persia, probably Shiraz, mid-16th Century(4)
8 April 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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A bifolium and three single leaves from an illuminated manuscript of the Qur'an
Persia, probably Shiraz, mid-16th Century
Persia, probably Shiraz, mid-16th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 6 leaves, 10 lines to the page written in large elegant naskhi/muhaqqaq script in black ink with diacritics in black and red ink, gold roundels decorated with red and blue dots between verses, illuminated circular devices in wide outer margins, two leaves with illuminated sura headings written in thuluth script in white on a gold ground with intertwining floral motifs, inner margins ruled in blue, red and gold, in mounts
single leaves 337 x 230 mm.; bifolium 337 x 450 mm.(4)
single leaves 337 x 230 mm.; bifolium 337 x 450 mm.(4)
Footnotes
Text:
sura XI, Hud, The Prophet Hud, part of verse 112 to verse 123 (end).
sura XII, Yusuf, Joseph, verse 1 to part of verse 16, and part of verse 49 to part of verse of 65.
sura XXV, al-Farqan, The Criteria, part of verse 65 to verse 77(end).
sura XXVI, al-Shu'araa, The Poets, verse 1 to verse 30.
Other leaves from this dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an have been offered in these rooms on a number of occasions: Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 28th April 2005, lot 28; 12th October 2005, lot 30; 19th April 2007, lot 14; 25th October 2007, lot 21.