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English: Double-page from the Qur'an manuscript copied by Ahmad Rumi.
Arabic manuscript on polished paper, 321 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, 11 lines to the page, the first, sixth and eleventh written in large and bold muhaqqaq script in black, the remaining lines in neat naskh, surah headings in gold thuluth enclosed by cloud bands against a feintly hatched ground, surah al-Nur within an illuminated panel, the first 4 pages with the gold lines executed in large muhaqqaq, catchwords, margins ruled in red, blue and gold, blue and gold marginal illuminated devices in circular and tear-drop forms, ff.1b and 2a with a fully illuminated double page frontispiece in blue, black and gold, decorated with leafy gold floral scrolls, following double page with three lines to each page written in large gold muhaqqaq, colophon executed in large black tawqi script, Safavid period leather binding with gilt-stamped boards, flap, and doublures with cut-paper polychrome filigree work and scrolling chinoiserie cloud bands. The present Qur'an is a tour de force of calligraphy, where Ahmad al-Rumi employs four scripts - a strong and angular muhaqqaq interspersed with a fine and balanced naskh for the main text, an elegant thuluth for the surah headings, each written in gold and finely outlined in black, with the addition of tawqi on the final page. The colophon page is extraordinary as not only do we see the text in four scripts, but also the use of the musalsal method, in which a the pen isn't lifted from the page, resulting in a seamless, 'chain' of calligraphy (see the words sadaqa Allah al-azim in line four). As attested by the bismillah written with the musalsal method, within two panels of writings (Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Istanbul, inv. no.MS.1443, f.1r and 2v, Bloom & Blair 2009, p.348), al-Rumi was also a master of this difficult technique. Indeed its occasional use can be spotted throughout the manuscript Probably Herat, dated 1447. Sotheby's Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets 31 March 2021 Lot 18 |
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| Author | Ahmad Rumi |
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