Jalal al-din Rampuri

Ghiyas ul Lughaat [Ghiyas al-Lughat]

India: 1863. Binding: Contemporary half red morocco over red cloth boards, rebacked saving the original spine. Gilt and blind rules on morocco edges. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt bands, title and author lettered in gilt on red labels in compartments 2 and 4, gilt decoration in remaining compartments. Marbled pasted and free endpapers. , Notes: Text in Persian. Small Folio(320 x 240 mm).
A very good example of this important encyclopedia written for the use in the field of art and sciences made by poets and artistic writers, and also includes Persian, Arabic, and Turkish words used in Persian. Rampuri spent 14 years compiling the text. Including a highly-prized folding map of Asia, and additional charts and diagrams.
, Size: Small Folio, Illustration: Text printed in a single column, 27 lines to the page, bordered in black, with additional text in margins.
Title page with dense floral decoration.
, Pages: P. Blank (2). 259 leaves. Blank (2)., Category: Book Asia Middle East Iran; Book Literature;. Occasional tape repair. Bottom 3.5 cm strip of folding map pasted on adjacent page. Interior generally clean, some toning, some spots of text on early leaves faded. Item #B6870

Price: $15,000.00