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Ⓛ Dala'il al-Khayrat - Prayer book copied by Ismail Yasari Z…
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Ⓛ Dala'il al-Khayrat - Prayer book copied by Ismail Yasari Z…
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
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Description
Ⓛ Dala'il al-Khayrat - Prayer book copied by Ismail Yasari Zadeh
Ottoman Empire, Turkey, mid-18th century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 100 leaves, 11 lines per page copied in naskh script in black ink, verses separated by gold rosettes punctuated with red and blue dots, all within gold and black filleted frames, titles in white on gold and polychrome illuminated panels.
The opening bifolium features an illuminated and polychrome frontispiece above the text, accompanied by margins decorated with gilded floral scrolls.
The work includes two illustrations of the Nabawi Mihrab and the Rawda al-Sharifa.
Bound in gilt-stamped brown leather with flap.
Panel 11.5 x 5.4 cm (4.5 x 2.1 in.); leaf 16.5 x 9.7 cm (6.5 x 3.8 in.)
Provenance :
Private collection, Manchester, prior to 2016.
The colophon indicates that this prayer book was copied by Ismail Yasari Zadeh, a pupil of Huseyin known as Hafafzadeh (cf. Derman, 2017, p. 306). Another prayer book by the same calligrapher, dated 1756, was sold at Euvrard & Fabre, Paris, 24 November 2020, lot 412.
An Ottoman illuminated prayer book including Dala'il al-Khayrat, copied by Isma'il Yasari Zadeh, with illustrations of Mihrab Nabawi and al-Rawda al-Sharifa, Turkey, mid-18th century.
Location:
The work is currently stored in London; please contact the department for further information.
Notes:
British VAT of 20% will apply to this lot currently located in London. In case of export from UK, VAT on sale fees can be refunded upon presentation of customs documentation.
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