Qajar Manuscript. Prayer book, Qajar Iran, colophon signed Muhammad 'Ali Jahangir, Jumada al-Awwal, 1236 AH [1821 CE], Arabic and Persian manuscript in black ink on polished laid paper, 204 leaves, 12 lines to the page, mainly in naskh script (occasionally nasta'liq, rubricated), 2 illuminated floral headpieces (to folios 1 and 7), text between gold rules and within concentric gold and blue frames throughout, headings and keywords in red, blue or gold, folios 6-7 with polychromatic list of contents in grid-form, variable damp-staining (generally light, stronger and affecting legibility towards rear), a few folios (e.g. 33-6, 54-5, 62-3, 71-3, 92-4, 96-9, 101-3) partly stuck together, fore edges of outer leaves slightly friable, a few nicks to edges and related repairs elsewhere, some leaves loose, a few Persian ownership ink-stamps to margins, contemporary morocco binding with gilt filigree centrepieces to covers, rebacked and endpapers renewed, envelope flap detached, leaf dimensions 22.5 x 13.5 cm (Qty: 1) The contents include an introduction in Persian titled 'Ya hadi al-mudallin' ('O Guide of the Misled'), followed by complete Qur'anic surahs Yasin, al-Naba', al-Fath, al-Waqi'ah, al-Jum'ah and al-Saffat, a section of Qur'anic extracts, a numbered sequence of Arabic prayers (titled munajat), and similar.
Qajar Manuscript. Prayer book, Qajar Iran, colophon signed Muhammad 'Ali Jahangir, Jumada al-Awwal, 1236 AH [1821 CE], Arabic and Persian manuscript in black ink on polished laid paper, 204 leaves, 12 lines to the page, mainly in naskh script (occasionally nasta'liq, rubricated), 2 illuminated floral headpieces (to folios 1 and 7), text between gold rules and within concentric gold and blue frames throughout, headings and keywords in red, blue or gold, folios 6-7 with polychromatic list of contents in grid-form, variable damp-staining (generally light, stronger and affecting legibility towards rear), a few folios (e.g. 33-6, 54-5, 62-3, 71-3, 92-4, 96-9, 101-3) partly stuck together, fore edges of outer leaves slightly friable, a few nicks to edges and related repairs elsewhere, some leaves loose, a few Persian ownership ink-stamps to margins, contemporary morocco binding with gilt filigree centrepieces to covers, rebacked and endpapers renewed, envelope flap detached, leaf dimensions 22.5 x 13.5 cm (Qty: 1) The contents include an introduction in Persian titled 'Ya hadi al-mudallin' ('O Guide of the Misled'), followed by complete Qur'anic surahs Yasin, al-Naba', al-Fath, al-Waqi'ah, al-Jum'ah and al-Saffat, a section of Qur'anic extracts, a numbered sequence of Arabic prayers (titled munajat), and similar.
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