Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
Title |
Important Oriental manuscripts and miniatures |
Publisher |
London : Sotheby's, 1984 |
Physical desc. |
1 volume ; illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm. |
Note |
15/10/1984 |
Property from the estate of King Umberto II of Italy, and others. |
Reference to CB: lot 15 (Razmnama [In 55]); lot 36 (Wantage album, other studies of Farrukh Beg); lot 69 (Akbarnama [In 03]); lot 220 (blue vellum Qur'an leaf [Is 1405]); lot 291 (comparison with a Persian binding of part of a 30-vol Qur'an, 'parts of which are in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin'. |
Copy 3: Tom Conway gift, with ex libris. |
Date & place of sale |
Monday 15 October 1984, London |
Person as subject |
Umberto -- II, King of Italy -- 1904-1983 -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 03 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 55 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1405 |
Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs |
Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs |
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- Catalogs |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire |
Painting, Indic |
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs |
Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs |
Lacquer and lacquering -- Iran -- Catalogs |
Islamic bookbinding -- Catalogs |