AN ILLUMINATED PRAYER BOOK, COPIED BY ABU'L-QASIM, PERSIA, QAJAR, DATED 1240 AH/1824 AD

Illuminated Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper, 25 leaves, 7 lines per page written in Arabic in bold naskhi script in black ink, interlinear Persian translation in red nasta`liq script, interlinear gold decoration throughout, margins ruled in gold, two illuminated heading panels, fully illuminated margins throughout, cartouches within marginal illumination containing further pious text in gold on blue grounds, contemporary floral lacquer binding

Published in 1400 Years of  Islamic Art, 1981, no. 20

Fair overall condition, some leaves loose, requires conservation, binding loose from manuscript, some nibbles to leaf edges, binding rubbed and with abrasions, some old paper repairs, as viewed.
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This is a remarkably lavish prayer book, with excellent naskhi script and fine marginal illumination on every page.