Catalogue of Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures and printed books; the property of Dr. W.B. Manley. [ Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., auction catalogue, sale date: 14 July, 1971 ]

Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, auction catalogue for the sale held on 14th July, 1971. Printed wrappers, small 4to, 26 cm,. 58 pp, 23 pp of plates (some colour) , ills. 300 lots. The introduction noted that "the collection is particularly rich in Pahari paintings". Among the highlights noted were the following: printed books including a collection of reference works on Oriental art; Mughal miniatures from the 16th to 19th century including a miniature of a Mughal prince holding a portrait of a European traveller, c.1580, and miniatures from Murshidabad and Farrukhabad; Company School miniatures including a portrait of a European gentlemen in Indian dress, early 19th century; Deccani miniatures including an 18th-century miniature of a lady with a pet parrot and cat; Rajasthani miniatures of the schools of Bikaner, Malwa, Jodhpur, and Jaipus; the Auckland miniatures, and paintings on ivory and mica; Pahari miniatures including a portrait of a Bandralta Prince, Mankot c.1730, and miniatures of the schools of Jasrota, Guler, Bilaspur, Nurpur, Datarpur, Basohli, Mandi, and Kangra; Persian manuscripts and miniatures of the 15th to 19th century including Nizami's Khamsa with miniatures by Muhammad Mahdi, 1655; Jami's Yusuf u Zulayka, Bukhara, c.1570; Firdausi's Shahnama with Mughal illustrations, c.1630; an an album of Indian and Persian miniatures and calligraphy. Near Very Good. Saleroom notice laid in.