200 CHINESE, ASIAN, ISLAMIC AND INDIAN ART
Lot 309
Illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic. Measurements of the leaf: 117x64 mm portion of the leaf covered in writing: 94x49 mm. Text written in Naskh script in a single column of 14 lines, with black ink and the titles of the surahs in red. Totaling 465 leaves, complete. The decorations include a double title page illuminated in gold and colors. All other leaves are framed by a triple decorative line in black, except for leaf 90 where it is in black and gold. Back binding in leather with fold, decorated with dry tooling, signed by Muhammed Uthman Sahaf, imprinted on the fold. On the last page is a handwriting, probably spurious, stating the name of Amir Abd-al-Rahmankhan and the date 1319 AH (1898 AD). Some traces of restoration works on the last few leaves, with small loss of text, beautiful article nonetheless.
Measures: 11.70 x 64.00 cm
Starting price: € 500,00
Estimate: € 1.000,00 - 1.500,00
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