Sale 553 - Rare Books & Manuscripts with Early Medical Works from the George Bray Collection (At Oakland, Sunday, 8:00 am) (#553) 02/08/2015 8:00 AM PST CLOSED!

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Lot 80 of 196:
Persian ms. with colored plates  

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$3,300
Estimate:
$3,000 - $5,000

Title:
[Khosrow and Shirin - manuscript in Arabic script, with 12 miniature paintings]

Author:
[Nizami Ganjavi]

Place:
Persia or India

Publisher:

Date:
c.18th century?

Description:

52 leaves of text + 12 miniature gouache paintings on 8 leaves. 21.5x15.5 cm. (8½x6"), lacquered boards with floral designs on interior and exterior of covers, leather spine.

Striking manuscript of the  famous Persian tragic romance by the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi (1141–1209) , with striking hand-executed plates of noblemen, enchanting maidens (one bathing nude by a river - evidently Queen Shirin herself), her hand-maiden holding up a blanket to protect her from prying eyes), etc. There are a four blank spaces where evidently mounted illustrations have been removed.


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Condition:
Some wear to spine; moderate soiling within, a few plates with repairs to holes cause by the coloring; overall very good.


 
Item number:
256545
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