MUHYI AL-DIN LARI (D. 1526-7 AD): KITAB FUTUH AL-HARAMAYN
SIGNED MUHAMMAD SAYFULLAH, LAHORE, PUNJAB, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1256/MARCH-APRIL 1840 AD
MUHYI AL-DIN LARI (D. 1526-7 AD): KITAB FUTUH AL-HARAMAYN SIGNED MUHAMMAD SAYFULLAH, LAHORE, PUNJAB, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1256/MARCH-APRIL 1840 AD A renowned guide to the historic, geographic and religious places in and around Mecca and Medina, Persian manuscript on paper, 46ff. plus four fly-leaves, each with 16ll. black nasta'liq script, in two columns, words overlined in red, gold ruled borders and divisions between black rules, blue outer rule, headings in red nasta'liq script across two columns, similar panels of Arabic in red naskh script, three folios with text in red nasta'liq script between gold clouds, gold and polychrome illuminated heading on opening folio with text in gold clouds below and on following page, illuminated illustration of the Masjid al-Haram at Mecca, 18 other similar illustrations of holy places at Mecca and Medina, colophon on final page dated Muharram AH 1252, in original dark brown morocco binding with gold tooled border, red paper covered doublures Text 6 ½ x 3.1/1in. (16.5 x 9.2cm.); folio 8 ¾ x 5 5/8in. (22.4 x 14.2cm.)
MUHYI AL-DIN LARI (D. 1526-7 AD): KITAB FUTUH AL-HARAMAYN
SIGNED MUHAMMAD SAYFULLAH, LAHORE, PUNJAB, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1256/MARCH-APRIL 1840 AD
MUHYI AL-DIN LARI (D. 1526-7 AD): KITAB FUTUH AL-HARAMAYN SIGNED MUHAMMAD SAYFULLAH, LAHORE, PUNJAB, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1256/MARCH-APRIL 1840 AD A renowned guide to the historic, geographic and religious places in and around Mecca and Medina, Persian manuscript on paper, 46ff. plus four fly-leaves, each with 16ll. black nasta'liq script, in two columns, words overlined in red, gold ruled borders and divisions between black rules, blue outer rule, headings in red nasta'liq script across two columns, similar panels of Arabic in red naskh script, three folios with text in red nasta'liq script between gold clouds, gold and polychrome illuminated heading on opening folio with text in gold clouds below and on following page, illuminated illustration of the Masjid al-Haram at Mecca, 18 other similar illustrations of holy places at Mecca and Medina, colophon on final page dated Muharram AH 1252, in original dark brown morocco binding with gold tooled border, red paper covered doublures Text 6 ½ x 3.1/1in. (16.5 x 9.2cm.); folio 8 ¾ x 5 5/8in. (22.4 x 14.2cm.)
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