Title: A Lavishly Illuminated Copy of al-Jazuli’s Dala’il al-Khayrat
Date: dated 1265 AH (1848–9 AD)
Location: Turkey, probably Istanbul
Materials: ink, gold and opaque watercolour on paper; contemporary leather binding with silver and gilt decoration and embossed doublures
Dimensions: 84 folios; 18.4 X 11.5cm
Accession Number: MSS 276
Other Notes:
The lavish illumination of this copy of al-Jazuli’s pious text includes headpieces; tail-pieces; and irregularly-shaped medallions in the margins. In addition, a double spread (folios 16b–17a) bears depictions of the Holy Sanctuary at Mecca and the Prophet’s mosque at Medina.
Script:
copied in naskh script; 13 lines to the page
Bibliography:
S. Vernoit, Occidentalism. Islamic Art in the 19th Century, The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, volume XXIII, London 1997, cat.15, p.36.
J.M. Rogers, The Arts of Islam. Masterpieces from the Khalili Collection, London 2010, cat.288, p.253.
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