(Q57412)
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Qāsim Anvār, ʻAlī ibn Naṣīr, 1356-1433
قاسم انوار، على بن نصىر، 1356-1433
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Illuminated manuscripts--Islamic countries
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Manuscripts, Persian--New Jersey--Princeton
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Extent: 258 leaves : paper ; 203 x 134 (137 x 88) mm. bound to 203 x 144 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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On fol. ia, illegible stamp bearing the number 12 in Arabic script.
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Ms. foliated incorrectly beginning on the second leaf. Record follows erroneous foliation.
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Physical description: 15 lines per page, in 1-2 columns; written in shikastah in black on heavy, glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text and columns framed in black and gold; catchwords. First and last leaves stiffened with extra paper. Light staining and smudging; a few folios detached. Slight insect damage in inner margin towards end of ms. In excellent condition.
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Decoration: Illuminated full-page dedication on fol. ib, mainly in blue and gold, in a delicate floral pattern. The dedication is written in white within a gold circle decorated with light blue arabesque, and reads as follows: "Bism khizānat al-sulṭān al-aḥṭam mālik riqāb al-umam ẓill Allāh fī al-arḍayn qahramān al-māʾ wa-al-ṭīn ʻaḍud al-salṭanah [...]."
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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