| Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
| Title |
Arts of the Islamic world : including fine carpets and textiles |
| Publisher |
London : Sotheby's, 2008 |
| Physical desc. |
416 pages ; colour illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
08/10/2008 |
| Reference to CB manuscripts: p. 18, lot 3 (seventh-century Hijazi Qur'an leaf: 'appears to be identical to a section of 32 leaves in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin' [Is 1615]); p. 22, lot 6 ('illuminated vellum Qur'an leaf in kufic, Near East, Iraq or Persia, 9th century'; 'other leaves are in [...] Chester Beatty Library'); p. 32, lot 14 (Mamluk Qur'an, similar to a Qur'an illuminated by Sandal, c.1306-1315 [Is 1437]); p. 60, lot 37 (Majma al-Tawarikh, 'Herat, Persia, ca. 1420'; 'Illustrated leaves from this manuscript are in [...] the Chester Beatty Library'). |
| Includes a loosely inserted price list generated from the Sotheby's website. |
| Annotated with prices realised and bookmarked. |
| Date & place of sale |
Wednesday 8 October 2008, London |
| Subject |
Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1615 |
| 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 |
| Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs |
| Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs |
| Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Catalogs |
| Islamic rugs -- Catalogs |
| Rugs, Oriental -- Catalogs |
| Rugs, Persian -- Catalogs |
| Islamic textile fabrics -- Catalogs |
