Muraqqa'

12 leaves : color illustrations ; 30 x 18 cm 12 leaves : 30 x 18 cm Manuscript varies between 4 to 9 lines per page, Indian Nasta'alīq and naskh hand, rule-borders in colors Contains 2 illuminated headpieces, dividers in gold circles An album made by W. Ivanow and entitled "The making of an antique Mohammadan manuscript, as illustrated by a dozen leaves from an old, damaged but beautifully illuminated and craftly inscribed Persian example ff. 1a-3 and 6-8 carry a prayer in Arabic and ff. 1b-4, 5, 9-12 come from a copy of Chihil ḥadīs̲ (kalimah) or Arba'īn-i Jāmī Possibly was made in Kashmir by a Persian workman Includes a detailed 3 pages note by Ivanow on the history and method of making Islamic manuscripts. Also another noted attached to the back cover indicates that "the cover should be carefully revarnished with copal." Purchased by Ivanow in Srinagar, Kashmir, 1926 Antique sta

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