AN IMPRESSIVE QAJAR QUR'AN
COPIED FOR AMIN AL-DAWLA 'ABDULLAH KHAN, SIGNED 'ABDULLAH AL-RANANI, IRAN, DATED AH 1236/1820-21 AD
AN IMPRESSIVE QAJAR QUR'AN COPIED FOR AMIN AL-DAWLA 'ABDULLAH KHAN, SIGNED 'ABDULLAH AL-RANANI, IRAN, DATED AH 1236/1820-21 AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 356ff. plus 3 fly-leaves, each folio with 12ll. of strong black naskh alternated with red Persian interlinear translation in nasta'liq , text panels within gold, red and blue rules, catchwords, marginal hizb, sajda , nisf juz' and juz' markers in illuminated cartouches of various forms, copious marginal notes, sura headings in gold naskh on red or blue ground and within gold and polychrome illuminated panels, opening bifolio with elegant gold and polychrome illumination framing 6ll. of text in clouds reserved against gold ground, the following folio with similar text and marginal notes within gold panels, the preceding bifolio with large shamsa set on red ground and issuing two smaller blue pendants, all on a ground of elegant gold scrolling floral vine, final bifolio with similar shamsas followed by a folio with a prayer, in contemporaneous lacquer binding with polychrome floral motifs within minor floral borders, the doublures with gold floral arabesque on black ground Text panel 8½ x 5in. (22.1 x 12.3cm.); folio 12 1/8 x 7 7/8in. (31 x 20cm.)
AN IMPRESSIVE QAJAR QUR'AN
COPIED FOR AMIN AL-DAWLA 'ABDULLAH KHAN, SIGNED 'ABDULLAH AL-RANANI, IRAN, DATED AH 1236/1820-21 AD
AN IMPRESSIVE QAJAR QUR'AN COPIED FOR AMIN AL-DAWLA 'ABDULLAH KHAN, SIGNED 'ABDULLAH AL-RANANI, IRAN, DATED AH 1236/1820-21 AD Arabic manuscript on paper, 356ff. plus 3 fly-leaves, each folio with 12ll. of strong black naskh alternated with red Persian interlinear translation in nasta'liq , text panels within gold, red and blue rules, catchwords, marginal hizb, sajda , nisf juz' and juz' markers in illuminated cartouches of various forms, copious marginal notes, sura headings in gold naskh on red or blue ground and within gold and polychrome illuminated panels, opening bifolio with elegant gold and polychrome illumination framing 6ll. of text in clouds reserved against gold ground, the following folio with similar text and marginal notes within gold panels, the preceding bifolio with large shamsa set on red ground and issuing two smaller blue pendants, all on a ground of elegant gold scrolling floral vine, final bifolio with similar shamsas followed by a folio with a prayer, in contemporaneous lacquer binding with polychrome floral motifs within minor floral borders, the doublures with gold floral arabesque on black ground Text panel 8½ x 5in. (22.1 x 12.3cm.); folio 12 1/8 x 7 7/8in. (31 x 20cm.)
Try LotSearch and its premium features for 7 days - without any costs!
Be notified automatically about new items in upcoming auctions.
Create an alert
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
.jpg "Source: Christie's")
