A miniature octagonal Qur'an, Turkey or Persia, Ottoman or Safavid, 16th/17th century
Auction Closed
October 26, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arabic manuscript on paper, 470 leaves, 12 lines to the page written in neat ghubari in black ink, ruled in gold and black, surah headings in red, marginal red 'ayn marking 'ashra, f.1b and f.2an with gold illuminated headpiece surmounting text in clouds reserved against a gold ground, final folio later replacement, in gilt-stamped brown leather binding, paper doublures with old collection labels, in presentation box
5.5 by 4.9cm.
Donated to The Newberry Library, Chicago, 1920; de-accessioned 1994.
Sold in these rooms, 15 October 1998, lot 605.
This finely calligraphed miniature Qur’an was formerly in the collection of Edward E. Ayer (1841-1927), an American business magnate and member on the first Board of Trustees of the Newberry Library, Chicago. He amassed and subsequently donated more than 17,000 items to the Newberry Library, nearly all of which are related to Native American and colonial era history. A label on the inner cover of this manuscript notes that it was donated in December 1920.
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