| Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
| Title |
Oriental manuscripts and miniatures |
| Publisher |
London : Sotheby's, 1996 |
| Physical desc. |
99 pages ; illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
16/10/1996 |
| Donated by Anna Contadini |
| Reference to CB manuscripts: p. 15, lot 7 (Is 1436); p. 20, lot 9 (comparison with a Mamluk Qur'an manuscript and binding); p. 24, lot 11 (Is 1498); p. 56, lot 49 (examples of the calligrapher Ahmad al-Husaini: Per 216, Per 345, and Per 366c); p. 62, lot 62 (example of the artist Muhammad Yusuf); p. 79, lot 82 (In 31); p. 86, lot 86 (Hamzanama, In 01). |
| Date & place of sale |
Wednesday 16 October 1996, London |
| Subject |
Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 01 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 31 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1436 |
| Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ottoman -- Catalogs |
| Painting, Indic -- Catalogs |
| Islamic calligraphy -- Catalogs |
| Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs |
| Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs |
