$5,535
Muhammad Mu'min Husaini (fl. circa 1670) Tuhfat al-Mu'minin , Dictionary of Materia Medica. [late 17th century CE]. Persian manuscript on paper, folio format, 285 leaves, divided into parts, 28 lines per page, written in nasta'liq script in black ink, significant words picked out in red or gold, margins ruled in gold, marginal notes written diagonally, vertically, horizontally, and in diamond shapes in wide outer margins, three illuminated headpieces with decoration in the Kashmiri style in colors and gold, a few instances of horizontal two-line gilt and painted panels with text in red on gold; bound in contemporary full black shagreen with sunken gilt medallions and corner pieces, red morocco doublures, corner of back board repaired, 11 3/4 x 8 in. For other manuscript copies of this work, see Hermann Ethe's Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office , Oxford: for the India Office by Horace Hart, 1903, vol. I, numbers 2328-2335, pages 1271-1273.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-23