after ahmed karahisari
[ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT].
The Names of Allah, signed manuscript after Ahmed Karahisari.
Qajar Persia, probably Tabriz, circa 1800.
The legacy of master calligraphers extends beyond the work produced during their lifetime but also in the inspiration that survives in their name for centuries after their death, the present manuscript is an homage to Karahisari and one such example. It is an early 19th-century Qajar replica of a 16th-century Ottoman manuscript by Karahisari and signed in their name. The binding and illumination indicate a place of production likely in Tabriz, where there is a stronger influence of Ottoman art than in the Eastern regions of the Persian empire.
Single volume, illuminated manuscript on polished paper, in Arabic, containing the holy names of Allah, 8 leaves with two front free endpapers at each end, complete, 205 x 125mm; single & double columns, usually 5 lines elegant scribal naskh script in blue, text in panels often forming geometric shapes, illuminated unwan opening the text, marbled endpapers, a few early ownership seals to preliminary and penultimate leaves, a few small stains overall clean internal condition; contemporary lacquered boards with a red leather spine. 205 x 125mm (8 x 5 inches).
Stock code 110732
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