| Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
| Title |
Catalogue of Oriental manuscripts and miniatures : including Mughal miniatures of the 16th to 19th century, including a late-16th century composite elephant ; an equestrian portrait of Ahmad Shah ; a miniature of eight wise men, c. 1660 ; and Company School pictures ; Deccani, Central Indian, Rajasthani, and Pahari miniatures, including three late-16th century Malwa ragamala miniatures ; a mid-17th century 'Tula Ram' Bhagavata Purana illustration ; a Mewar Rasamanjari miniature, c.1615 ; Persian miniatures of the 14th to 19th century including Shah 'Abbas receiving Khan 'Alam in 1618 ; and Persian lacquer and calligraphy ; Arabic, Turkish, Burmese and Persian manuscripts including Assar's Mihr u Mushtari, Shamakha 1456 ; Sa'di's Bustan with miniatures by Mahmud Muzahhib, 1540 ; Nizami's Khamsa, Shiraz 1547 |
| Publisher |
London : Sotheby & Co., 1972 |
| Physical desc. |
52 pages, 18 pages of plates ; illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
13/12/1972 |
| Including property of Mrs. P.A. Cowen, D.P. Sewell, and others. |
| Includes a loosely inserted printed list of prices and buyers' names. |
| Reference to CB manuscript: p. 34, lot 176 (a manuscript of the 'poems of Hafiz, illustrated by Muhammad 'Ali and Muhammad Yusuf' [illustration]. |
| Date & place of sale |
Wednesday, 13th December, 1972, London |
| Person as subject |
Cowen, P.A. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Sewell, D.P. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Subject |
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic -- Catalogs |
| Painting, Indic -- Catalogs |
