Circular Book of Prayers with Views of the Two Holy Sanctuaries
Circular Book of Prayers with Views of the Two Holy Sanctuaries

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This miniature prayer book contains the verses of Ayat al-Kursi ('Verse of the Throne'; folio 1a); views of the Holy Sanctuaries at Mecca and Medina (folios 1b–2a); the names 'Allah' and 'Muhammad' (folios 2b–3a); the 'Ninety-Nine Names of God' (al-asma' al-husna) and a litany of the names of the Prophet, in a reticulated pattern (folios 3b–4a); the surah al-Fatihah and the hilyah of the Prophet (folios 4b–5a). All are in embossed and découpage work.

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Circular Book of Prayers with Views of the Two Holy Sanctuaries

Date

16th C or early 17th C

Medium

ink & gold on leather, decorated with cut-out & embossed work in paper & leather with stamped & gilded leather binding

Accession number

607

Work type

Drawing

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The Khalili Collections

London, Greater London England

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