| Corporate Author |
Sotheby's (Firm) |
| Title |
Arts of the Islamic world |
| Publisher |
London : Sotheby's, 2017 |
| Physical desc. |
212 pages ; illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
25/10/2017 |
| References to CB manuscripts: p. 16, lot 8 (40 vols of al-Bukhari's Al-Jami' al-Sahih); p. 20, lot 14 (seven copies in the CB: [Ar 3995 & Ar 3996]); p. 29, lot 20 (Mamluk binding comparable to one in the CB [reference: Bosch et al. Islamic bindings, 1981, p. 98, cat. 10: 'Chester Beatty Library Moritz Collection 66']); p. 57, lot 59 (style comparable to CB Per 276); p. 72, lot 83 (style comparable to CB In 34; Fremantle provenance); p. 88, lot 105 (style comparable to CB Per 299). |
| Bookmarked at pages 14-15, lot 7: 'An illuminated talismanic scroll, Near East or Mesopotamia, Ayyubid or Abbasid, 13th century AD'. |
| Date & place of sale |
Wednesday 25 October 2017, London |
| Subject |
Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Catalogs |
| Shahnama -- Illustrations -- Catalogs |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1609 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Ar 3353 |
| 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 |
| Islamic textile fabrics -- Catalogs |
| Islamic calligraphy -- Catalogs |
| Islamic bookbinding -- Catalogs |
