Six album pages in Naskhi and Nasta'liq script, Qajar, Persia, 19th Century, including one consisting of surat al-kursi written in ten lines of Naskhi script in black ink; and one page with four lines written diagonally in Nasta'liq script in black ink; and an album page in stylised Naskhi/Thuluth, probably India, 19th Century the largest 328 x 247 mm.(6) together with: A quantity of Qur'an leaves, 10th to13th century, in Naskhi and Magribi scripts, various diacritics in red, floral rosettes on some in gold leaf, mainly on vellum, various sizes (a quantity) A quantity of Qur'an pages, Mamluk, 15th century, the Naskh script in black with diacritrics in red, with gold floral rosettes throughout; a Mamluk illuminated Qur'an Juz, various sizes (a quantity) A quantity of Qur’an and prayer album pages, Persian or Indian 18th-19th century, from various regions of the Middle East, including an Arabic album page with invocations to Ali, signed Sayyid Sher Shah, various sizes 195mm x295mm and smaller, (a quantity) An illustrated leaf from a dispersed Persian manuscript, Bukhara, late16th century, in Nasta'liq script, 275mm x180mm. Provenance: Probably Hagop Kevorkian Collection Provenance: The Mohamed Makiya Collection (1914-2015) Condition report disclaimer
Six album pages in Naskhi and Nasta'liq script, Qajar, Persia, 19th Century, including one consisting of surat al-kursi written in ten lines of Naskhi script in black ink; and one page with four lines written diagonally in Nasta'liq script in black ink; and an album page in stylised Naskhi/Thuluth, probably India, 19th Century the largest 328 x 247 mm.(6) together with: A quantity of Qur'an leaves, 10th to13th century, in Naskhi and Magribi scripts, various diacritics in red, floral rosettes on some in gold leaf, mainly on vellum, various sizes (a quantity) A quantity of Qur'an pages, Mamluk, 15th century, the Naskh script in black with diacritrics in red, with gold floral rosettes throughout; a Mamluk illuminated Qur'an Juz, various sizes (a quantity) A quantity of Qur’an and prayer album pages, Persian or Indian 18th-19th century, from various regions of the Middle East, including an Arabic album page with invocations to Ali, signed Sayyid Sher Shah, various sizes 195mm x295mm and smaller, (a quantity) An illustrated leaf from a dispersed Persian manuscript, Bukhara, late16th century, in Nasta'liq script, 275mm x180mm. Provenance: Probably Hagop Kevorkian Collection Provenance: The Mohamed Makiya Collection (1914-2015) Condition report disclaimer
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