firdusi ferdowsi (4 Ergebnisse)

Half black calf over purple cloth boards, rebacked preserving original spine. , Text in Persian. A very good example of this epic poem, one of the world's longest created by a single poet. The 'Bombay edition', lithographed from a manuscript, illustrations in the text, 4 books of the Shahnameh with lithographed text throughout, with a profusion of illustrations in the text. Text printed in 6 columns with 37 lines to the page. Ferdowsi or Firdusi (940 ? 1019/1025) was a prominent Persian poet, celebrated as one of the most influential figures in Persian literature. , Size : Folio (410 x 260 mm), Printed text in Nasta?liq style, often in 6 columns, 37 lines to the page. Illustrated throughout, with elaborately decorated title pages. Interior toned, else generally. clean. Occasional marginal repairs or losses, one sheet trimmed at lower margin, text appears to be unaffected.

Contemporary half maroon leather over maroon pebbled cloth boards. Gilt rolls along leather edges. Original spine laid on, with 4 slightly-raised bands, gilt lettering on brown morocco labels in compartments 2 and 4, remaining with gilt motifs. Floral patterned pasted and free endpapers. , Text in Persian. This fine example of Firdusi is bound with a separate book, which was added as an addendum. It is a book about important and distinguished Zoroastrian individuals in India at the time of this second publication (1913). Therefore this addendum is an important historical document of the Zoroastrians at the turn of the century in India. 56 pages, text in two columns, illustrated with 84 photographs (including one composite showing staff of Photozinco Office). Ferdowsi or Firdusi (940 ? 1019/1025) was a prominent Persian poet, celebrated as one of the most influential figures in Persian literature. , Size : Folio.(405 x 285 mm), Generally near fine example of this epic poem, one of the world?s longest created by a single poet. Text printed in 6 columns with 33 lines to the page. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece of the prophet Zoroaster, illuminated titlepage, plus 58 other images (some nearly full-page, large half-page illustrations), section and header vignettes, other decorations., 687+ pp. Occasional repairs, marginal tears, else interior is clean and crisp. A very attractive near fine example.

sumptuous brown contemporary calf boards. Upper board in rich gilt debossed design featuring square pattern bordering dense decoration of fleur-de-lis motifs inside overlapping circles arranged in fish scale-like pattern; circular pendulum-like design in the centre of upper, with a scalloped border surrounding the dense design of fleur-de-lis, rules, and floral motifs. Gilt rules on top and bottom edges of upper and lower. Lower decorated with gilt rolls. Spine rebacked expertly with decorated with double gilt rolls, gilt lettering. All edges cut. , Text in Persian.During 18th and 19th century, many Zoroastrian members of the Parsi community immigrated to Bombay. As trade developed between Iran and India, many of these Parsi communities began publishing important Persian literary works. The illustrations and style of the manuscript produced here are very similar to the Qajar style that was common in Iran during this period. The first Bombay Shahnameh was printed in 1262 AH (1846 AD), and in the following years, more imprints were published well into the 20th century and beyond. In Iran, Shahnameh was first published in Tehran in 1265-67 (1849-51).Ferdowsi (940 ? 1019/1025) was a prominent Persian poet celebrated as one of the most influential figures in Persian literature. , Size : Folio (420x 268 mm). , A very good example of this epic poem, one of the world's longest created by a single poet. The 'Bombay edition', lithographed from a manuscript, illustrations in the text, 4 books of the Shahnameh with lithographed text throughout, with a profusion of illustrations in the text. Text printed in 6 columns with 37 lines to the page. 320 leaves. Seventy-seven illustrations, all but one hand-coloured. Including one full-page illustration. Title pages in elaborate colour design, with rondeaux border and royal and military motifs. , References : Iraj Afshâr, Ketâbshenâsi-ye Ferdowsi, Teheran 1347 AS (1968 AD), p. 195, no. 10. The text and plates are clean and crisp; the colours are vivid.

Zustand: Very Good-. First Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1882. First Edition Thus. Folio (34cm); publisher's decorative cloth embossed in yellow, red, blue, gilt, and black, pale green coated endpapers; xlvii,[1],339pp.; engraved frontispiece and one additional plate (table of contents erroneously calls for the first plate to face p. 45). Cloth rather worn and toned at margins, spine especially browned with chip at crown, contemporary ownership ex libris and bookseller ticket to front pastedown; overall a Good or better, internally clean and sound example. Quite scarce.