(Q19493)
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Nuṣratī, -1673
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Muḥammad Ghawth Suwār
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Manuscripts, 19th century
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Manuscripts, Indic
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Manuscripts, Oriental
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic--Specimens
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Extent: iii, 205, iii leaves : 292 x 180 (216 x 112) mm bound to 297 x 185 mm; paper
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Ms. codex.
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Title from caption title (f. 1v).
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Cataloging assitance by Murtaza Shakir and Alifiya Diwan.
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Binding: Bound in reddish leather over pasteboard with blind-stamped central mandorla and frame inlay and a border register made of gilt-stamped cartouches; plain reddish leather doublure; red painted edges.
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Layout: 17 lines in two columns; border-ruled.
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Script: Written in Indian nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: The first-opening textblock is painted yellow with a floral headpiece in blue and gold (f. 1v-2r); the textblock and columns are border-ruled in gold and red with the intercolumnar space filled with red for the first 10 leaves; page-openings frame-ruled in blue; 214 illustrations appearing on almost every page in full-page, half-page or quarter-page oblongs with liberal use of gold...
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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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