North India, n.d., circa 1840 AD.
Illustrations of Mecca and Medina. A pictorial guidebook of Hajj pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, by Persian author Muhi al-Din Lari (d. circa 1526). This extensively illustrated text provides a description of the Hajj pilgrimage through mystical verse and acts as a guidebook for Muslims hoping to perform the holy pilgrimage. It was originally dedicated to the Gujarati Ruler Muzzafar al-Dun Mahmoud Shah and includees 18 illustrations of holy cites in Mecca and Medina including: the Prophet's Mosque in Medina, the Haram with the Ka'ba, the al-Safa and al-Marwah hills, the Hill of Abu Qubays, Jabal 'Umar, Jabal Nur, Jabal Thawr, Jabal Mafrah, the Dome of Khadijah and the Mosque of Hidayat, the Four Mosques - the Mosque of Fatimah and the Mosque of Salman of Fars, Jabal Ahad and the Dome of Amir Hamza.
For other examples of this work see: The Khalili Collections MSS 1038 (216 by 139 mm.), British Library OR 343 (222 by 152 mm.) and The Metropolitan Museum of Art 32.131 (213 by 133 mm.).
Single volume, illuminated manuscript on polished paper with margins in different coloured paper, in Farsi and Arabic, complete, 40 leaves, illustrations in the text, 225 x 135 mm; text in double column, 17 lines black nasta'liq with headings and important sections in red, decorated head-piece opening the text, with 18 illustrations of holy cites in the text, including Mecca and Medina among many others, margins of text mounted in coloured paper of varying shades including red, blue, green and ochre, a few small smudges and light finger-soiling, overall clean and attractive internal condition, contemporary limp leather, central medallions and corner-pieces stamped to covers in blind, lightly rubbed.
For other examples of this work see: The Khalili Collections MSS 1038 (216 by 139 mm.), British Library OR 343 (222 by 152 mm.) and The Metropolitan Museum of Art 32.131 (213 by 133 mm.).
Single volume, illuminated manuscript on polished paper with margins in different coloured paper, in Farsi and Arabic, complete, 40 leaves, illustrations in the text, 225 x 135 mm; text in double column, 17 lines black nasta'liq with headings and important sections in red, decorated head-piece opening the text, with 18 illustrations of holy cites in the text, including Mecca and Medina among many others, margins of text mounted in coloured paper of varying shades including red, blue, green and ochre, a few small smudges and light finger-soiling, overall clean and attractive internal condition, contemporary limp leather, central medallions and corner-pieces stamped to covers in blind, lightly rubbed.
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