(Q19430)
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Manuscripts, 17th century
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Filigree
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Full covers
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Islamic bindings (Binding)
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Manuscripts, Persian
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Envelope flaps (features)
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Stamps (Provenance)
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Manuscripts, Oriental
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Illuminations (painting)
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Manuscripts, 16th century
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Inlaying
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Specimens
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Extent: 410, i leaves : 235 x 135 (166 x 90) mm bound to 240 x 142 mm; paper
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Ms. codex.
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Title from caption titles (f. 211v, for example).
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Stamp dated 1231 A.H. (1815 or 1816) (f. 169v).
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Catalog entry, number 211, from 1921 Sotheby's sale pasted in (last flyleaf verso).
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Binding: Bound in black leather over pasteboard (Type III) with gilt stamped central mandorla inlay with two pendants on the vertical axis and cornerpieces; gold tooled frame. Inside covers have red leather doublure with central mandorla and cornerpieces of gold filigree over blue inlay with two pendants on the vertical axis and four notches along the long sides of gold filigree over green...
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Layout: Chiefly 19 lines in two columns with a third column of 12 short, angled lines along the outside, fore-edge margin; prose in 19 long lines with angled marginal line.
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Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: First page opening decorated with gold and blue headpiece, text on cloudbands and floral marginal fill with intercolumnar rulings in blue and purple (f. 1v-2r); seven polychrome illustrations (f. 22r, 102r, 138r, 171v, 200r, 261v, 344v); illuminated full page-opening with a headpiece in gold and yellow and floral marginal fill (f. 37v-38r); illuminated full page opening in gold...
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Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's in 1921, lot 211.
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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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