Origin: Iran/Persia. Date: Dated 1711 (laterAttributed). Technique: BlackAnd red ink with pigmentsAnd gold leaf on paper. Calligraphed covers with lacquer. Description: Handwritten largely inArabic Naschi script, headings in Thuluth script.A flyleaf, 301 pages with 14 lines of text each, partly with Persian translation in red between. Headings with gold ground,At the margins partly with notes, furthermore inscribed gold cartouches and keywords. Measurement: Folio 11 ?? x 7 ??in. - 29.1x18.3cm. Text panel 8 7/8 x 4 7/8in. - 22.6 x 12.4cm. Signature: On the colophon: Copied byAhmadAl-Nayrizi, Iran. Seal: Furthermore different owner signatures. ConditionA/B. Supplement: Foldable carved Quran stand from dark wood. Opened ca.30.5x29x19cm. Some papers with smaller repairs, traces ofAgeAnd use.
Provenance: -Private collection Frankfurt.AcquiredAt Christie's, 24.4.2015, lot 288.