Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis O 154A
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Metadata
- DS ID:
- DS4241
- Shelfmark:
- Lewis O 154A
- Title:
- Vāmiq va ʻAz̲rā.
- Mīrzā Ibrāhīm Ẓahīr Kirmānī, active 19th century / ميرزا ابراهيم ظهير کرمانى،
- Place:
- India?
- Language:
- Persian with some quotations in Arabic
- Physical Description:
- Extent: v, 314, v leaves : 251 x 140 (175 x 85) mm bound to 265 x 150 mm; paper
- Former Owner(s):
- Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
Manuscripts, 19th century Manuscripts, Persian Codices (bound manuscripts) Lacquered bindings (Binding) Illuminations (painting) Miniatures (paintings) Manuscripts (documents) - Note:
- Ms. codex.
Title from introduction (f. 8r).
Numerous customs stamps dated 1305 (1927), including one stamp on each illustration and at the front and back of the book.
Binding: Bound in lacquered boards; outside boards depict birds and flowers on a black field with a gold frame; inside covers are bright orange with a gold-painted mandorla and two pendants on the vertical axis and double frames; edges are spattered with red.
Layout: 15 long lines; border-ruled.
Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
Decoration: Dual-page illuminated first opening in beige, pink and blue (f. 1v-3r [f. 2 is a blank tipped-in leaf]), illuminated border-rules with flowers in orange and pink lined in black, gold, red, and blue (f. 3v); illuminated headpiece of a pink oval with darker pink frame and flowers in the corners (f. 5r), several full-page illustrations in bright colors (f. 7r, 15r, 20r, 23r, 31v, 43r...
Provenance: Formerly owned by Thomas Henry Foster (sold at the sale of his books, 1957).
Provenance: Sold by Parke-Bernet, either 30 April 1957 or 3 December 1957.
Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis. - Keyword:
- Institutional Record:
- https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_o_154.html
- IIIF Manifest:
- https://iiif.archive.org/iiif/lewis_o_154/manifest.json
- Holding Institution:
