Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
Title |
Arts of the Islamic world |
Publisher |
London : Sotheby's, 2015 |
Physical desc. |
216 pages ; colour illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Note |
22/04/2015 |
Ref. to CBL manuscripts: p. 36, lot 50 (comparison with Is 1492); p. 38, lot 53 (Qur'an leaf, 14th century: 'other leaves from the same Qur'an are now in museums [...] including [..] the Chester Beatty Library': Is 1609); p. 40, lot 56 (Qur'an fragment on vellum, 7th century; other surviving fragments also in the CB); p. 44, lot 61 (Qur'an leaf, ca. 1075-1125 AD: 'other leaves from this dispersed Qur'an [...] Chester Beatty Library, Dublin' [Is 1436]); p. [48], lot 64 (28 copies of Bukhari's al-Jami' al-Sahih); p. [50], lot 67 (example of Al-Sayrafi's work: Is 1468); p. 52, lot 68 (another copy: Ar 3994); p. [83], lot 103 (other works by Muhammad Qasim Shadishah: Yusuf u Zulaykha of Jami, dated 1522 in the CB [possibly Per 190]); p. 86, lot 108 (comparable with Is 1558); p. 99, lot 124 (Hafiz-i Abru's Majma al-Tawarikh, 'Herat, Persia, circa 1425'; 'Illustrated leaves from this manuscript are in [...] the Chester Beatty Library'); p. 102, lot 129 (style of Muhammad 'Ali, with example of Per 299). |
At pages 46-47, lot 62: leaf from the Blue Qur'an [possibly Is 1405]. |
Some lots annotated with prices realised. Bookmarked at lots 73 (Ruzbihan Qur'an), 103 (Jami's Tuhfat al-Ahrar), 108 (Qur'an comparable with Is 1558), 138 (Qur'an, India, Deccan, 16th century), and 196 (Timurid carved jade talismanic pendant). Also includes a loosely inserted note regarding lots 55 and 56. |
Date & place of sale |
Wednesday 22 April 2015, London |
Subject |
Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs |
Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1436 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1609 |
Islamic art -- Catalogs |
Islamic decorative arts -- Catalogs |
Islamic art objects -- Catalogs |
Islamic jewelry -- Catalogs |
Islamic metal-work -- Catalogs |
Islamic weapons -- Catalogs |
Islamic pottery -- Catalogs |
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 |
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs |
Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs |
Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Catalogs |
Islamic textile fabrics -- Catalogs |
Islamic calligraphy -- Catalogs |