(Q19514)
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Mīrzā Ibrāhīm Ẓahīr Kirmānī, active 19th century
ميرزا ابراهيم ظهير کرمانى،
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Manuscripts, 19th century
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Manuscripts, Persian
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Lacquered bindings (Binding)
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Illuminations (painting)
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Extent: v, 314, v leaves : 251 x 140 (175 x 85) mm bound to 265 x 150 mm; paper
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Ms. codex.
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Title from introduction (f. 8r).
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Numerous customs stamps dated 1305 (1927), including one stamp on each illustration and at the front and back of the book.
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Binding: Bound in lacquered boards; outside boards depict birds and flowers on a black field with a gold frame; inside covers are bright orange with a gold-painted mandorla and two pendants on the vertical axis and double frames; edges are spattered with red.
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Layout: 15 long lines; border-ruled.
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Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: Dual-page illuminated first opening in beige, pink and blue (f. 1v-3r [f. 2 is a blank tipped-in leaf]), illuminated border-rules with flowers in orange and pink lined in black, gold, red, and blue (f. 3v); illuminated headpiece of a pink oval with darker pink frame and flowers in the corners (f. 5r), several full-page illustrations in bright colors (f. 7r, 15r, 20r, 23r, 31v, 43r...
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Provenance: Formerly owned by Thomas Henry Foster (sold at the sale of his books, 1957).
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Provenance: Sold by Parke-Bernet, either 30 April 1957 or 3 December 1957.
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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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