| Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
| Title |
Catalogue of Oriental manuscripts and miniatures : including Mughal miniatures of the 17th to 19th century ; an early 17th century royal Mughal manuscript of the Dvadasa Bhava with thirteen miniatures ; Deccani miniatures including a 17th century portrait of Ibrahim' Adil Shah II of Bijapur ; Rajasthani miniatures of the 17th to 19th century ; three Jain manuscripts of the Kalpasutra ; Pahari miniatures of the schools of Guler, Kangra, Mandi, and Basohli ; Persian miniatures of the 14th to 19th century including a page from a Shahnama, c.1340 ; eleven leaves from a Shahnama written for Sultan Mirza 'Alai of Gilan, c.1493 ; portrait of a Mullah by Muhammad 'Ali, mid-17th century ; portrait of a youth by Riza-i 'Abbasi, c.1620-30 ; Persian lacquer, calligraphy, and illumination ; Armenian manuscripts including the four gospels, dated 1596 ; Persian and Arabic manuscripts including Qur'ans of the 14th to 19th century ; an illustrated Judeo-Persian manuscript of Nizami's Khusraw and Shirin, c.1660-80 |
| Publisher |
London : Sotheby & Co., 1972 |
| Physical desc. |
54 pages, 25 unnumbered pages of plates ; illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Note |
11/07/1972 |
| Including property of Dr. R.P. Coomaraswamy, Viscount S.S. Hermelin, Christopher Norris, Mrs. E.F. Hutton, E. Kofler-Truniger, The Church's Ministry among the Jews, and others. |
| Includes loosely inserted printed list of prices and buyers' names. |
| Reference to CB manuscripts: p. 8-9, lot 23 (Per 276); p. 12, lot 42 (Per 104); p. 14, lot 45 (In 37). |
| Date & place of sale |
Tuesday 11 July 1972, London |
| Person as subject |
Coomaraswamy, Rama P. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Hermelin, S.S. -- Viscount -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Norris, Christopher -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Hutton, E.F. -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Corporate name |
Church’s Ministry Among the Jews -- Art collections -- Catalogs |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 37 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 104 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 276 |
| Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Mogul Empire -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Armenian -- Catalogs |
| Illumination of books and manuscripts, Indic -- Catalogs |
| Painting, Indic -- Catalogs |
| Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs |
