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Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers

Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers

ManuscriptsOttoman19th century

Illustrated Manuscript of Prayers

1851

Description

The small manuscript opens with an illuminated sarlawh and decorated margins. The text is copied in naskh, 11 lines to a page. It was penned by Sayyid Mustafa al-Raf'ati in H. 1268 (1851) according to its colophon, which also mentions that the scribe was a pupil of “Hafiz al-Qur'an” Ahmed al-Nazifi. The text is ruled with a thick single line in well-bunished gold. Folia 18v-19r display two illustrations of the Ka`ba in Mecca and the Prophet's mosque (Masjid al-Haram) in Medina. The dark brown leather binding is decorated with a shamsa in the centre, surrounded by leaves and flowers in gold and silver, all enclosed by tooled borders. The binding is contemporary Ottoman style. The inside cover is dark green paper with embossed floral patterns.

Classification

Manuscripts

Medium

Ink, colors, and gold on paper; dark brown leather binding

Culture

Ottoman

Period

Ottoman period

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art

Dimensions

15.5 x 11 cm (6 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Ezzat-Malek Soudavar, Geneva, Switzerland (by 2014), by descent; to her son Abolala Soudavar, Houston, Texas (2014), loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2015. Note: Ezzat-Malek Soudavar (1913-2014) formed this collection over a period of sixty years. She purchased the works of art on the international art market.

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