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Catalogue of fine Oriental manuscripts: the property of the Hagop Kevorkian Fund : comprising Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman manuscripts from the 9th to 20th century, including a Qur'an fragment on vellum, written in Kufic script, Arabic, 9th century ; an illuminated Qur'an section written in early naskhi script, probably North Africa, 12th century ; a large illuminated Qur'an, Mamluk, probably Egypt, c. 1350 ; al-Bukhari's Sahih, with two full pages of illumination, Mamluk, late 13th century ; Kitab Jami' al-Tasanif Rashidi (a survey and index of Rashid al-Din's works), written in the scriptorium at Rashidiya, Tabriz, dated 1307, 1315 and 1316 ; Sa'di's Kulliyat with one double page of illumination and 13 double pages with illuminated borders, Sultanate, dated 1388 ; al-Jurjani's Dhakhirat-i Khwarazmshahi (a treatise on medicine), Persia, c. 1300 ; Tibb al-Adwiyah (a collection of medical extracts and prescriptions), Herat, dated 1398

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Corporate Author Sotheby's (Firm)
Title Catalogue of fine Oriental manuscripts : the property of the Hagop Kevorkian Fund : comprising Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman manuscripts from the 9th to 20th century, including a Qur'an fragment on vellum, written in Kufic script, Arabic, 9th century ; an illuminated Qur'an section written in early naskhi script, probably North Africa, 12th century ; a large illuminated Qur'an, Mamluk, probably Egypt, c. 1350 ; al-Bukhari's Sahih, with two full pages of illumination, Mamluk, late 13th century ; Kitab Jami' al-Tasanif Rashidi (a survey and index of Rashid al-Din's works), written in the scriptorium at Rashidiya, Tabriz, dated 1307, 1315 and 1316 ; Sa'di's Kulliyat with one double page of illumination and 13 double pages with illuminated borders, Sultanate, dated 1388 ; al-Jurjani's Dhakhirat-i Khwarazmshahi (a treatise on medicine), Persia, c. 1300 ; Tibb al-Adwiyah (a collection of medical extracts and prescriptions), Herat, dated 1398
Publisher London : Sotheby's, 1983
Physical desc. 92 pages ; illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Note 18/04/1983
At head of cover title: 'Sotheby's spring Islamic sales'.
Includes a brief introduction to Hagop Kevorkian and his collection, by B.W. Robinson.
Date & place of sale Monday 18 April 1983, London
Person as subject Kevorkian, H. (Hagop) 1872-1962 -- Art collections -- Catalogs
Corporate name Hagop Kevorkian Fund -- Art collections -- Catalogs
Subject Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs
Added name(s) Robinson, B. W. (Basil William)
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10014140 Box 27
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10014141 Box 27
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