Interiors & Decorations

Jewellery & Precious Stones

Watches, Pens & Lighters

Fashion

Coins & Stamps

Comics & Animation

Classic Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia

Wine, Whisky & Spirits

Asian & Tribal Art

Trading Cards

Toys & Models

Archaeology & Natural History

Sports

Music, Movies & Cameras

Books & Historical Memorabilia

The finest objects brought to you by {name}

Jonathan Devaux

A single illuminated manuscript folio page from a 16th Century Safaivid Persian Koran. The page has a single illuminated Surah heading cutting across the scripture defining the end of one Chapter and the beginning of the next.  The scripture contains the final verses of the Meccan Chapter 79, An-Naziat (Those Angels  stripping out souls) and the first verses of Chapter 80, Abasa (He frowned). Both are important scriptures providing profound lessons to the Prophet. Firstly, in Chapter 79 that it is not his place to let people know when the Hour will come, people must lead their best lives without knowing. Secondly, in Chapter 80 that he should tend more to the faithful blind man eager to learn than to trying to persuade the powerful not to worship their idols. 

The folio is divided by the illuminated Surah into an upper and lower script, both in black nastaliq, marked with simple but vibrant gold aya verse markings and the occasional diacritical marking in red. The upper script contains 8 lines, the lower 5 of dense scripture with multiple verses, characteristic of the later Quranic verses.  The scripture has a sold gold surround frame with smaller black and then blue liners outside this. The Surah is highly decorative with celestial blue floral book ends and white Thuluth script on Gold for the heading. The folio is in fair condition for its age, with evidence of worm holing close to the centre, seen in the images above..  

Please note that shipping costs are not solely the cost of the postal delivery service itself. Included within the shipping price is the work undertaken to prepare the article, for photography, for uploading to Catawiki, for preparation and packaging the article securely and for transporting the article to the postal delivery agent for processing. 

  Also, please consider when bidding on this lot that this artwork is shipped from the UK. Import duties will now have to be paid by the recipient to the Postal Service when the parcel arrives in your country. This will likely vary between 5% and 20% of the sale price depending on your country's Import Rate, so please check this if you are concerned. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional fee charged by us.

Quantity: 1 - Manuscript

Koran - Persiqn Safaivid - 1580

Historical Memorabilia

Reserve price

No reserve price

Buy now

Budget

From

Closing date

Friday

Sunday

27 May

Wednesday

25 May

Saturday

today

Location

France

Italy

The Netherlands

United Kingdom

Germany

Spain

Poland

Japan

Belgium

Slovak Republic

Israel

Portugal

Romania

Austria

Denmark

Greece

Ireland

Lithuania

Ukraine

Latvia

United States

Switzerland

Croatia

Sweden

Object

Manuscript

Photograph

Autograph letter signed (ALS)

Military medal

Book

Military equipment

Military accessories

Military helmet

Tsuba

Medal

Ring

Watch

Reward

Document

Photo album

Military uniform

Badge

Military photograph

Enamel sign

Service medallion

Necklace

Cabinet photo

Letter

Model plane

Country of origin

Netherlands

Russia

Libya

North America

U.K.

Türkiye

Finland

India

Malta

Philippines

Material

Bronze

Metal

Silver

Stainless steel

Cotton

Enamel

Leather

Steel (stainless)

Wood

Brass

Bronze (gilt/silvered/patinated)

Aluminium

Copper

Glass

Gold-plated

Steel

Silvered bronze

Gold

Chromed

Polyester

Ceramic

Iron (cast/wrought)

Textiles

Canvas

Paper

Gender

Unisex

Condition

Good condition

Good

Fine

Very good

Excellent condition

Excellent

Very good condition

Very fine

Fair condition

As new, unused

Fair

Original State

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Fair condition -  heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing

Good - visible signs of wear

As new - unused

As new

Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear

Mixed / Multiple

Ungraded

Uncirculated (not released for circulation)

Good condition - used with small signs of ageing

Very good - minor signs of wear

Used

Extras

Signed

Signed by author

Limited edition

Hand coloured illustrations

Other - see description

Signed by illustrator

Inscribed by author

Fold out maps or plates

with original box

Period

Edo Period (1600-1868)

2020+

1990-2000

20th - late

1980-1989

1950-1960

Mid Edo period

1910-1920

1850-1900

2000-2010

Late Edo period

1940-1950

1960-1970

1980-1990

1930-1940

20th - mid (WW II)

19th century

Late 20th century

1800-1850

1750-1800

2010-2020

21st

19th - early

1970-1979

1990-1999

Certification

No laboratory report

Subject

Documentary photography

Politics

Literature

Poetry

History

Royalty

Religion

Theatre

Portrait

War history

Bibles

Illustrated

Fine art photography

Photojournalism

Historical Memorabilia

This object is no longer available, but there’s still lots to explore

Koran - Persiqn Safaivid - 1580

Popular in Historical Memorabilia

1028 objects

Related collections