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Illustrated manuscript of the Futuh al-Haramayn (Manual for …
See original version (French)
109
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Illustrated manuscript of the Futuh al-Haramayn (Manual for …
See original version (French)
Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Illustrated manuscript of the Futuh al-Haramayn (Manual for the Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina)
India, 18th-19th century
Manuscript on paper, 44 leaves, calligraphed in nasta'liq in black ink on two columns and 15 lines per page. The work contains 18 aerial-view miniatures in colour depicting sacred sites in Mecca and Medina.
Bound in dark red morocco.
Condition: Traces of restoration, remargined, possible retouching, good overall condition.
21 x 13.5 cm (8.3 x 5.3 in.)
Provenance :
DVC Auctions, Belgium, from a private collection since 2016.
This text is a poetic guide to the holy places of Islam, written by the 16th-century Sufi scholar Muhî al-Dîn Lârî. Written in Persian, the text was intended to make the rites of pilgrimage accessible to non-Arabic-speaking worshippers, particularly from Central Asia and Mughal India.
An Illustrated manuscript of the Futuh al-Haramayn, 44 ll., 18 miniatures showing Mecca and Medina holy sites, marginal notes and style suggest Indian origin, India, 18th-19th century.
See original version (French)
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