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Lot Essay
The large scale of the script and format of the pages on this manuscript may be compared with other maghribi manuscripts, such as the famous Pink Qur'an. A folio from this manuscript was part of the collection of Stuart Cary Welch, sold Sotheby's London, 6 April 2011, lot 8.
The elaborate calfskin cover and bookplate indicate that it was formerly in the collection of Oliver Henry Perkins. According to his obituary, as well as being a businessman and 'one of the most prominent men of Des Moines', Perkins travelled around the world twice in his lifetime. His collection of books was largely acquired in London between 1894 and 1902, and was there described as 'not so much large as it is beautiful', a reflection of the 'cultured mind and taste which produced it'.
The elaborate calfskin cover and bookplate indicate that it was formerly in the collection of Oliver Henry Perkins. According to his obituary, as well as being a businessman and 'one of the most prominent men of Des Moines', Perkins travelled around the world twice in his lifetime. His collection of books was largely acquired in London between 1894 and 1902, and was there described as 'not so much large as it is beautiful', a reflection of the 'cultured mind and taste which produced it'.