| Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
| Title |
Catalogue of Oriental manuscripts and miniatures : including Mughal miniatures of the 16th to 19th century including a miniature from the Dastan-i-Masih, c. 1600 ; a fragment of a miniature from the Hamza-nama, c. 1570 ; a page from the Rasikapriya, early 17th century ; a leaf from the Razm-nama, 1616 ; a portrait of 'Alamgir I signed 'Govardhan', c. 1670 ; Deccani, Central Indian, and Rajasthani miniatures ; an album of watercolour drawings by Seeturam, early 19th century ; Pahari miniatures including a series from the 'Shangri' Ramayana, late 17th century ; Persian miniatures of the Shiraz, Isfahan, Qazwin, and Qajar schools ; a page from the Materia Medica of Discorides, 1224 ; a leaf from a Shahnama, 1341 ; a leaf from Sa'di's Bustan written by Sultan 'Ali Al-Mashhadi, c. 1520 ; a portrait of a youth by Riza-i 'Abbasi, c. 1620-30 ; Persian lacquer mirror-cases and bindings ; Ethiopic manuscripts including the life of St. George, 17th century ; Armenian manuscripts including an illuminated Bible dated 1660-1 ; Arabic manuscripts including copies of the Qur'an from the 8th to 19th century ; Persian manuscripts including Firdausi's Shahnama, 1497-8 ; and illustrated manuscripts of works by Sa'di, Hafiz, Nizami, Qazwini, and Husayn Ibn 'Ali Al-Wa'iz Kashifi ; an album of forty-four pages of calligraphy including examples by Sultan 'Ali Al-Mashhadi ; and Sanskrit, Syriac, Batak, Burmese, Pushtu and Telugu manuscripts |
| Publisher |
London : Sotheby & Co., 1970 |
| Physical desc. |
168 pages, 48 plates ; illustrations (1 color) ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
15/07/1970 |
| Including property of Major J.R. Abbey, P. Jeannerat, H.L. Drapkin, The London Library, Mrs. J. Watkin and Professor Grenville Pullen, and other properties. |
| Includes a loosely inserted printed list of prices and buyers' names. |
| Reference to CB manuscripts: p. 8, lot 8 (In 03, Akbarnama); p. 13, lot 10 (Hamza-nama [possibly In 01]); p. 123, lot 391 (Armenian). |
| Date & place of sale |
Wednesday 15 July 1970, London |
| Person as subject |
Abbey, J. R. (John Roland) 1896-1969 -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Jeannerat, P. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Drapkin, H.L. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Watkin, J. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Pullen, Grenville -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Corporate name |
London Library -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 01 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 03 |
| Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs |
