A COMPILATION OF ARAB LITERARY TEXTS EXECUTED IN MASTERFUL CALLIGRAPHY THE CALLIGRAPHY WITH NAME OF YAQUT AL-MUSTA'SIMI, BAGHDAD SCHOOL, LATE 13TH OR EARLY 14TH CENTURY, THE ILLUMINATION SAFAVID IRAN OR MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY Comprising extracts from Arabic literature ( adab ), Arabic manuscript on ivory paper, 13ff. mounted on cream card, each folio with lines of black naskh within later gold and polychrome floral or arabesque panels and clouds, red and black borders, final folio with 3ll. colophon with the name of Yaqut al-Musta'simi and the date of Jumada I AH 677, some smudging, in later black morocco with gold and maroon stamped floral medallion, pendants and spandrels, red morocco doublures with gold and polychrome découpé decoration, some wear and repair to binding, in cream presentation box Largest text panel 9 x 5 3/8in. (23 x 14.5cm.); folio 14½ x 9½in. (37 x 24cm.)
A COMPILATION OF ARAB LITERARY TEXTS EXECUTED IN MASTERFUL CALLIGRAPHY THE CALLIGRAPHY WITH NAME OF YAQUT AL-MUSTA'SIMI, BAGHDAD SCHOOL, LATE 13TH OR EARLY 14TH CENTURY, THE ILLUMINATION SAFAVID IRAN OR MUGHAL INDIA, LATE 16TH CENTURY Comprising extracts from Arabic literature ( adab ), Arabic manuscript on ivory paper, 13ff. mounted on cream card, each folio with lines of black naskh within later gold and polychrome floral or arabesque panels and clouds, red and black borders, final folio with 3ll. colophon with the name of Yaqut al-Musta'simi and the date of Jumada I AH 677, some smudging, in later black morocco with gold and maroon stamped floral medallion, pendants and spandrels, red morocco doublures with gold and polychrome découpé decoration, some wear and repair to binding, in cream presentation box Largest text panel 9 x 5 3/8in. (23 x 14.5cm.); folio 14½ x 9½in. (37 x 24cm.)
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