(Q19454)
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Muḥyī Lārī, -1526 or 1527
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Haravī, Uvays ibn Muḥammad, active 1566
هروي، اويس بن محمد،
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Early works
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Illuminations (painting)
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Medina
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Manuscripts, Persian--16th century
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Manuscripts, Oriental--16th century
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Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages--Saudi Arabia--Mecca
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Extent: i, 36 leaves : 152 x 90 (100 x 50) mm bound to 152 x 95 mm; paper
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Catalog entry, lot 734, pasted into front inside cover with "Sotheby's Sale 7/25/1917, £3" written in pencil underneath.
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Signature of H. Mohammad in blue ink (f. 1r).
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Binding: Bound in blue brocade with leaf patterns; plain, white, laid paper pastedowns.
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Layout: 15 lines, chiefly in two columns; border-ruled.
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Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: Simple illuminated headpiece in gold and blue (f. 1v); textblock is border-ruled in gold, black, and blue; the columns are divided by two gold rules; rubrications in red and blue; 12 simple line drawings of places in and around the holy cities, chiefly in red, blue, and green (f. 14v, 20r, 23r, 23v, 29r, 29v, 30r, 31r, 33r, 34r, 34v, 35v).
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Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's 25 July 1917, lot 734 (note in pencil, inside front cover).
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Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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