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A note on the flyleaf states that this copy was prepared for the house of Khan Ahmad al-Husayni al-Gilani, Sultan of Gilan.
NEAR EAST, 9 RABI I AH 998/17 JANUARY 1590 AD
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Abi Sa'd al-'Ula b. Sahl al-Nafti: Kitab 'Ayarat al-Naft
Near East, 9 Rabi I AH 998/17 January 1590 AD
Concerning the making of fireworks, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 35ff. each with 15ll. of gold naskh, titles in green and red, final folio with colophon signed ibn Sha'ban? and dated 9 Rabi I 998, some water damage, in later brown morocco cover, split and worn
Folio 8¼ x 6in. (21 x 15cm.)
Near East, 9 Rabi I AH 998/17 January 1590 AD
Concerning the making of fireworks, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 35ff. each with 15ll. of gold naskh, titles in green and red, final folio with colophon signed ibn Sha'ban? and dated 9 Rabi I 998, some water damage, in later brown morocco cover, split and worn
Folio 8¼ x 6in. (21 x 15cm.)