Safavid Iran, Isfahan, circa 1600-1650Biblio.com
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1600réf. 007144Iran 1600. No Binding. Good. Single illuminated manuscript leaf on paper size: 325 x 195 mmwith a finely executed polychrome miniature painting to the recto and extensive Arabic text in elegant nasta'liq script to recto and verso. The miniature depicts a courtly or diplomatic episode set within an outdoor encampment: nobles and attendants converse amid a flowering landscape tents and a richly ornamented pavilion while mounted and standing figures animate the surrounding scene. The composition is balanced and spacious with refined figure modeling luminous pigments and discreet use of gold. The text is Arabic laid out in black ink with red rubrication comprising religious prose with numerous citations of Prophetic Hadith and moral exhortations likely from a devotional or ethical anthology widely copied in Safavid Iran. The miniature executed in a refined Safavid court style illustrates a courtly gathering and reflects the period's practice of adorning religous manuscripts with secular imagery. In overall good condition for an early 17th century manuscript leaf. Paper gently toned with scattered marginal wear; small edge chipping not affecting the miniature or main text panels. Pigments remain fresh and vibrant with no significant losses or flaking. Text is clear and legible throughout. Expected handling wear consistent with a dispersed manuscript. Arabic religious manuscripts with Safavid painting of this quality scale and subject are increasingly rare on the market. Ships unmounted and unframed unknown
1928réf. ABC_50475Iran 1928. Oblong album 24.5 x 29.6 cm. Mid-19th-century bright blue faux-leather the front board features a pictorial on-lay within a rectangular frame the illustration depicts a young woman in traditional costume holding a large ceramic vessel. The joints are laced through onto 2 supports. With 19 black and white photographs ca. 23.1 x 17.1 cm on thick dark blue/black paper. 9 ll. Collection of 19 engineering photographs taken in Iran dating from ca. 1928 to 1930 CE. The majority of the images are annotated with the year 1308 AH 1929-1930 CE while only photograph 7 is dated 1307 AH 1928-1929 CE.The album documents large-scale engineering works and urban modernisation in Iran during the early years of the Pahlavi dynasty 1925-1941 under Reza Shah Pahlavi 1878-1944. In this period cities such as Tabriz underwent significant restructuring and infrastructural development as part of broader state-led reforms.The photographs depict surveying activities including measuring instruments mounted on tripods uniformed officials and extensive reconstruction works. Several photographs are identifiable as views of Tabriz including the development of the Gaji Gate Darb-e Gajil in December 1929 Ahrap Ahrab Street and Munjam Street under construction. Other views show street levelling and widening works illustrating the transformation of older urban quarters into broader modern thoroughfares.Further noteworthy subjects include railway works and one photograph taken in Jafarabad shows several men wearing a combination of traditional clothing including papakha-style headgear and Western clothing reflecting the broader cultural transition of the period. The present work therefore stands as an informative visual record of early 20th-century Iranian engineering urban renewal and state modernisation.With some glue staining to the dark blue paper on several pages. A few photographs show minor marginal wear not affecting the images themselves. The final photograph is not mounted on the album paper but on a separate piece of card and is loosely inserted. Otherwise in good condition.l Cf. Tofigh Kouzehkanani & Zelef "Towards extroverted urbanism: Haussmannization and building a new urban identity in Tabriz 1925-1942" ITU AZ 22 3 2025 pp. 559-577 hardcover
réf. 1A collection belonging to the Shah of Iran featuring an album containing 94 original silver nitrate photographs taken during his visit to Egypt for his marriage to Princess Fawzia The album measures approximately 50 cm in length. The collection also includes rare wedding invitation cards the official visit programme and additional original photographs
Amsterdam & Leipzig, chez Arkstée & Merkus, 1743 - T. IIII- E.O. - 1 volume In-4 - 1/2 Reliure, Plats velin de réemploi (d'époque) - Epitre dédicatoire (4), Plan de l'ouvrage (4), Préface (62), 574 pages - rousseurs éparses -La préface comprend les de longueur, a nglaises, Grecques, Romaines dans l'Ecriture, les Monnaies (14 pages) - envoi rapide et soigné. Taduction française de l'ouvrage de ...... Vers 1730, on publia les premiers numéros d'une vaste entreprise littéraire, proposée par souscription dont le plan avait été dressé par M. Sale, habile dans les langues orientales : c'était une histoire universelle de tous les peuples du monde. Comme cet ouvrage obtenait peu de succès, les propriétaires, ayant appris que Psalmanazar avait dirigé ses études sur l'histoire ancienne, lui proposèrent de coopérer à cette entreprise. Il y consentit, à condition que l'ouvrage soit rédigé dans un tout autre esprit et que les écritures saintes soient prises pour base. Dès que Psalmanazar eut mis à jour les volumes dont il était l'auteur, le nombre des souscripteurs augmenta considérablement. Il s'y consacra jusqu'à sa mort en 1763. Cette compilation eu un très grand succès. Elle contient notamment l'histoire des Juifs, des Celtes, l'histoire ancienne de la Grèce, de l'Espagne, l'histoire des anciens Empires de Nicée et de Trébizonde, les histoires des Germains et des Gaulois, l'histoire de Thèbes et de Corinthe, la retraite des dix-mille pour la partie ancienne;...."L'histoire ancienne est plus estimée que la moderne". Brunet III -212....
