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A superb contemplative miniature prayer manuscript (12x6cm)  in very good condition, showing few signs of handling. 
The text is set diagonally in cloud-shaped panels (chalupa layout), between blue and gold triangles, a format typical of poetry albums and anthologies (muraqqa)

Quantity: 1 - Manuscript

Kashmiri - Illustrated Prayer Manuscript - 1780

This illustrated leaf is from a dispersed Qur'an scribed by Abdullah at-Khadim dated AH 1025 / AD1616. This finely executed folio exemplifies the sophisticated manuscript culture that flourished in the subcontinent during the late medieval and early-modern islamic period. The

Abdullah at-Khadim - Illuminated Qur'anic folio, Sultinate India - 1616

A loosely bound Ottoman prayer compilation and Qur'anic fragment (magma 'a), Turkey, circa early C19th. IIt is written in Arabic, in black naskh script on cream laid paper ruled in red and gold, with the text of each page enclosed with gilt and red-ruled borders. It is loosely

Unknown - Ottoman Prayer compilation and Qur'anic fragment (majmu'a) - 1825

A part-bound manuscript of the Quran, in a weathered binding with flap closure, tooled geometric medallion and interlace borders, gilt-stamped panel decoration, heavy edge wear and surface losses throughout. It contains 52 pages of the Qur'an, beginning with decorative headpieces

Unknown - Quran Chapter - 1760

A  rare and important single folio from a large format Seljuk Qur'an, written in bold early Naskh script on ancient laid paper, dating to the 11th-12th century CE.  The page contains verses 14-22 from chapter 8, Surah Al-Anfal (The Spoils of War). These verses address the

Unknown - Quranic Manuscript Page - Seljuk Turkey - 1080

A single manuscript leaf from a 17th Century book of Muslim prayers, most likely a Du'aor supplication text. The manuscript was dated AH Muharran 1101/AD1689. The page is in great condition for its age and is from a remainder volume of a copy of the Al-Kamilat al-Sajjadiyah

Zayn al-Abidin 'Ali ibn al-Hussyn - Payers - 1689

A highly desirable bi-folio from an 18th Century Chinese Qur'an (circa 1760), which contains scripture from the Meccan chapter 77 Surat Al-Mursalat (Those Winds Sent Forth), final verses v:41-50 which contrast the ultimate reward of the righteous with the stubborn arrogance and

Chinese Qur'an - Quran Chapter Bi-folio - 1760

A beautifully preserved and rare illuminated manuscript folio from a Qur'an originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425. All references to God are written in gold.

The folio contains scripture from Chapter 22, Surah Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage), v:51-53 which address how

Unknown - Quran India (Bihar), Surah Al-Hajj - 1425

A bi-folio from an 18th Century Chinese Qur'an (circa 1760) written in elegant Muhaqqaq script, characterised by bold left leaning  extended upstrokes of the pen, well-spaced ligatures, and shallow and sweeping horizontal sub-linear flourishes. During the caliphate of  al Ma'mun

Unknown - Quran - Chinese - 1760

An attractive illuminated manuscript page, on hand made paper sprinkled with gold, from a C16th copy of the Shahnameh, likely scribed in Kashmir, and written in high quality 'nasta'liq'. The main themes within this manuscript appear to cover the Sasanian succession after Piruz,

Ferdowsi - Shahnameh - Ferdowsi - 1590

A manuscript dating around 1815, from an edition of Sheikh Sa’adi’s work compiled as the Kulliyat, which includes the Bustan (Fruit Garden) and the Gulistan (Rose Garden).  Sheikh Sa’adi (c1180-1292) is acknowledged as the greatest moral teacher in Persia in the Islamic Sufi

Sa'adi of Shiraz - Kashmiri Kulliyat - 1815

An unusual miniature folio page from a dispersed 17th Century Persian Qu'ran, containing multiple 'ayat' medallions in the left margin marking 5th verse divisions of the scripture. 

The folio contains verses 32-54 of the Meccan Surah An-Najm (The Stars). These verses outline the

Unknown - Qu'ran - 1650

[SHIA LITURGICAL & MORAL MISCELLANY - MUTILATED SAMMELBAND]
A 19th-century oblong Safina codex securely dated internally to AH 1274 (1857 AD), compiling Muharram performance scripts (Marthiya), a regional moral fable, and highly structured rhythmic supplications. Mutilated at the

Anonymous - (A Mid-19th Century Shiite Liturgical Safina Miscellany) - 1857

An elegant fragment from a Persian book of Munājāt (prayers and intimate supplications). The text is written in beautifully executed Naskh script, complemented by finely ruled gold borders that give the pages a refined and harmonious appearance.

The fragment comprises 14 leaves

Fragment of Prayers and Supplications - Safavid Middle East Manuscript — Naskh Calligraphy with Gold Ruling - 1650

Qur'an - Herat - Timurid - AD1460.  This Quranic manuscript folio was scribed shortly after Shah Rukh’s reign at a time of great political turmoil. It is an unusual folio in that if contains 4 marginal medallions on the same page and thus rare. 

The folio contains scripture from

Unknown - Qur'an - Herat - 1460

Rare page from a handwritten Qur'an – dated 1241 AH (around 1795)

Beautiful page of a manuscript Qur'an on paper, written in black ink and adorned with painted decorations in gouache and 18-karat gold.

On the back of the page there is an inscription mentioning the name of the

Quantity: 2 - Manuscript

Saffavie - manuscrit arab , daté 1241 ,art islamique , Coran manuscrit page - 1795

Koran-Manuskript Al-Māʾida.
Almohaden الموحدون
in the style, use and handling of Caliph al-Walid I الوليد بن عبد الملك

Scholar-Quran Manuscript.
Seville, Andalusia, Spain, 18th century.
1 Doppel-Blatt = 4 Seiten.
*4 Seiten Koran-Handschrift.
*15 Zeilen pro Seite in Schwarzer

Quantity: 1 - Limited edition, Signed - Manuscript

Caliph al-Walid I الوليد بن عبد الملك - Almohaden الموحدون, Quran Manuscript Al-Māʾida, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain - 1750

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