islamic calligraphy

A Qur’an from pre-Mughal India Sultanate India 15th century.
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kamboh of Delhi Mughal Delhi Late 17th/ early 18th century
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kanboh of Delhi (d. 1671) Delhi, North India, dated 1806 CE.
A line from the ‘Baysunghur Qur’an’ A monumental line of muhaqqaq calligraphy Probably Samarqand Circa 1400 CE
‘The Ball and Mallet’ or halnama By Mahmud Ibn Muhammad ‘Arifi al-Haravi (d. circa 1499) Copied by Shah Mahmud Nishapuri (d. 1564-65 CE) Safavid Iran, probably Tabriz C. 1540.
Pandnameh of Loqman A book of advice Signed Mahmud ibn Ishaq [al-Shahabi] Bukhara Dated AH 941 / 1534-35 CE.
Shahnama of Firdausi Sub-imperial Mughal, c. 1650-75, with additions
Birds in the form of the bismillah Central India or Iran 19th century.
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kanboh of Delhi (d. 1671) Delhi, North India, dated 1806 CE.
Lazzat al-Nisa’, ‘The Pleasures of Women’ Central India, Hyderabad, 1783
A ROYAL QUR’AN PRODUCED IN FEZ COMISSIONED BY SULTAN ‘ABDULLAH II SIGNED BY SALIH IBN HURMATULLAH AL-KUFANI FEZ, MOROCCO DATED RAMADAN AH 1025 / SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1616 CE
A Calligrapher Prince’s copy of his Poetical Verses A Collection of Poetry By Hassan Ibn Hussain Khan Shamlu Copied by the author Safavid Empire, possibly Herat, the margins probably Central India, possibly Bijapur First quarter 17th century.
A Mamluk Qur’an Juz’ Attributed to Ibn Al-Wahid with illumination by Sandal Egypt, circa 1306-1311.
A Calligrapher Prince’s copy of his Poetical Verses A Collection of Poetry By Hassan Ibn Hussain Khan Shamlu Copied by the author Safavid Empire, possibly Herat, the margins probably Central India, possibly Bijapur First quarter 17th century.
A découpé calligraphic folio School of Muhammad ibn Gazanfer Ottoman Turkey, probably Istanbul Mid-16th century.
Lazzat al-Nisa’, ‘The Pleasures of Women’ Central India, Hyderabad, 1783
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kanboh of Delhi (d. 1671) Delhi, North India, dated 1806 CE.
‘The Ball and Mallet’ or halnama By Mahmud Ibn Muhammad ‘Arifi al-Haravi (d. circa 1499) Copied by Shah Mahmud Nishapuri (d. 1564-65 CE) Safavid Iran, probably Tabriz C. 1540.
The story of the King and his Harem favourite Three album pages signed by Ikhtiyar al-Munshi ibn ’Ali al-Gunabadi Safavid Herat Mid 16th century.
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kamboh of Delhi Mughal Delhi Late 17th/ early 18th century.
A ROYAL QUR’AN PRODUCED IN FEZ COMISSIONED BY SULTAN ‘ABDULLAH II SIGNED BY SALIH IBN HURMATULLAH AL-KUFANI FEZ, MOROCCO DATED RAMADAN AH 1025 / SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1616 CE.
A Calligrapher Prince’s copy of his Poetical Verses A Collection of Poetry By Hassan Ibn Hussain Khan Shamlu Copied by the author Safavid Empire, possibly Herat, the margins probably Central India, possibly Bijapur First quarter 17th century.
An illuminated manuscript of Sufi poetry signed by Sultan ‘Ali Al-Mashadi (1453-1520) Herat Dated 881 A.H./ 1476 A.D.
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kamboh of Delhi Mughal Delhi Late 17th/ early 18th century
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kanboh of Delhi (d. 1671) Delhi, North India, dated 1806 CE.
Maghribi Qur’an Quarter (rub‘) Probably Morocco c. 1300-1325.
Pandnameh of Loqman A book of advice Signed Mahmud ibn Ishaq [al-Shahabi] Bukhara Dated AH 941 / 1534-35 CE.
Maghribi Qur’an Quarter (rub‘) Probably Morocco c. 1300-1325
Sheikh and Youth Seated in a Garden Western Iran, probably Qazwin AH 989 / CE 1581-2
A large folio from a Royal Qur’an from 14th century Baghdad Leaf from the ‘5 Surahs’ Qur’anic Album Probably Jala’irid Baghdad c. AH 772/AD 1370 Copied by Abu Muhammad ‘Abd al-Qayyum ibn Muhammad ibn Karamshah-i Tabrizi
An illuminated manuscript of Sufi poetry signed by Sultan ‘Ali Al-Mashadi (1453-1520) Herat Dated 881 A.H./ 1476 A.D.
Leaf from the “Blue Qur’an” North Africa, Spain or Sicily c. 880-950 CE Surah 4 (al ‘nisa), vs. 12 – 17
Qur’an Central Asia c. 1300.
Qur’an Central Asia c. 1300.
Shahnama of Firdausi Sub-imperial Mughal, c. 1650-75, with additions
‘The Ball and Mallet’ or halnama By Mahmud Ibn Muhammad ‘Arifi al-Haravi (d. circa 1499) Copied by Shah Mahmud Nishapuri (d. 1564-65 CE) Safavid Iran, probably Tabriz C. 1540.
A calligraphic album page Signed Fakhri of Bursa Ottoman Turkey, Probably Bursa or Istanbul Last quarter 17th century.
A calligraphic composition of a bird perched in a tree signed Muhmmad ‘Ali, Ottoman Palestine, dated AH 1300 / 1882 – 83 CE.
Shahnama of Firdausi Sub-imperial Mughal, c. 1650-75, with additions
A Mamluk Qur’an Juz’ Attributed to Ibn Al-Wahid with illumination by Sandal Egypt, circa 1306-1311.
Lazzat al-Nisa’, ‘The Pleasures of Women’ Central India, Hyderabad, 1783
A Qur’an from pre-Mughal India Sultanate India 15th century.
Maghribi Qur’an Quarter (rub‘) Probably Morocco c. 1300-1325.
Qur’an leaf in Kufic script North Africa, probably Qairawan 9th century AD Surah 102 (al-Takathir/ Competition), complete
Sheikh and Youth Seated in a Garden Western Iran, probably Qazwin AH 989 / CE 1581-2
Qur’an Bifolium in Maghribi Script Spain, probably Granada or Valencia 13th century.
A ROYAL QUR’AN PRODUCED IN FEZ COMISSIONED BY SULTAN ‘ABDULLAH II SIGNED BY SALIH IBN HURMATULLAH AL-KUFANI FEZ, MOROCCO DATED RAMADAN AH 1025 / SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1616 CE.
Bahar-i Danesh ‘The Springtime of Knowledge’ By Shaikh ‘Inayatallah Kamboh of Delhi Mughal Delhi Late 17th/ early 18th century