Bifolium with four calligraphic panels, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [probably Safavid Persia, c. 1730 AD] Single leaf, showing 2 illuminated panels on each side, comprising: (i) two cubes of square kufic (ii) three lines of knotted kufic (iii & iv) each with one line of foliate knotted kufic, all illuminated with polychrome flowers against a gold background, panels ruled in gold and blue, panels (i) & (ii) with spiraling vines heightened in gold decorating borders, total 185 by 160mm. (each panel c.114 by 60mm.); in frame This bifolium contains prayers and verses from the Qur'an in an exceptionally decorative form. The leaf probably contains extracts from a book of Dua, or perhaps a Dala'il al-Khayrat, commissioned for a royal household or patron. Such sophisticated levels of calligraphy are rarely seen in bound volumes as they are considered pieces of art in themselves.
Bifolium with four calligraphic panels, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [probably Safavid Persia, c. 1730 AD] Single leaf, showing 2 illuminated panels on each side, comprising: (i) two cubes of square kufic (ii) three lines of knotted kufic (iii & iv) each with one line of foliate knotted kufic, all illuminated with polychrome flowers against a gold background, panels ruled in gold and blue, panels (i) & (ii) with spiraling vines heightened in gold decorating borders, total 185 by 160mm. (each panel c.114 by 60mm.); in frame This bifolium contains prayers and verses from the Qur'an in an exceptionally decorative form. The leaf probably contains extracts from a book of Dua, or perhaps a Dala'il al-Khayrat, commissioned for a royal household or patron. Such sophisticated levels of calligraphy are rarely seen in bound volumes as they are considered pieces of art in themselves.
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