Manuscript Leaf from an Islamic Prayer, Munajat Fakhr Al-Sajadat, in Arabic with interlinear commentary in Farsi

by Islamic Manuscript

$750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Black ink on a single leaf of polished paper, 6 lines in a clear naskh hand, central title panel illuminated with a finely executed and brightly colored floral and geometric gilt polychrome cartouche, a lapis border surrounding designs in red, orange, and light green, highlighted in white, with the title heading in red in a gilt lozenge; text of prayer outlined in gilt, interlinear notes in a tiny nasta’liq hand, all within a border of red and light green and gilt rules. 1 vols. 5 x 7 inches.

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