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Arts of the Islamic world: including fine carpets and textiles

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Corporate Author Sotheby's (Firm)
Title Arts of the Islamic world : including fine carpets and textiles
Publisher London : Sotheby's, 2012
Physical desc. 236 pages ; colour illustrations ; 28 cm.
Note 03/10/2012
Ref. to CBL manuscripts: p. 10, lot 3 (kufic Qur'an leaf from a manuscript of which a part is in the CB: [Is 1422]); p. 17, lot 11 (hijazi script comparisons with: Is 1615, f. 6r, lines 6, 8, 10 & f. 20r, line 12); p. 40, lot 43 (work by the same author in CB Ar 3756); p. 60, lot 66 (leaf from the 'Small Shahnama' of which several leaves are in the CB: Per 104); p. [70], lot 82 (another painting of Jahangir in his harem is in the Minto Album: CB In 07A.4); p. [72], lot 86 (another portrait of Man Singh in the CB: In 11A.1); p. 83, lot 105 (portrait of a holy man, 'possibly from the Jahangir album (Gulshan album)' of which there are some leaves in the CB: In 47); p. 86-88, lots 110-111 (two leaves from a manuscript [possibly volume 4] of the Siyar-i-Nabi, Life of the Prophet: lot 110 'Prophet surrounded by his companions orders the 18th Ghaza' [raid] against the Bani 'Atfan in the Najd', 'numbered 88 in the outer right hand margin in ink', and lot 111: 'Reyhana Hatun and Ka'b ibn Malik on top of a mountain'; 'By 1753 volume IV had been separated from the others and was in the private possession of one of the Ottoman princesses. It surfaced in Cairo in the 1930s, at which point approximately 53 folios were detached and sold to various collectors, principally Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson [known as Gayer-Anderson Pasha. At about this time Alfred Chester Beatty acquired the remainder of volume IV, which consisted of 490 folios, 136 miniatures and the colophon'. [T 419]).
Ref. to ACB and Major R.G. Gayer-Anderson (p. 86).
Bookmarked throughout.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-225).
Date & place of sale Wednesday 3 October 2012, London
Subject Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs
Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 47
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1422
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 104
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- T 419
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
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ottoman -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Arabic -- Catalogs
Manuscripts, Persian -- Catalogs
Carpets -- Catalogs
Islamic rugs -- Catalogs
Rugs, Oriental -- Catalogs
Rugs, Persian -- Catalogs
Islamic textile fabrics -- Catalogs
Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Catalogs
Islamic bookbinding -- Catalogs
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10010368 Box 88
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