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OTTOMAN EMPIRE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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MUHAMMAD IBN SULAYMAN AL-JAZULI (D. 1465): DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The renowned prayer book in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, Arabic manuscript on paper, 128ff. plus four flyleaves, 7ll. of black naskh, within thick gold and red rules, gold rosette verse markers, opening bifolio with gold illuminations, the following folio with gold headpiece, a double page illustration of Mecca and Medina, several folios with the text in circular formation reserved against gold ground, in gilt red leather binding with flap, the doublures pink dyed paper
Text panel 2 5/8 x 1 1/2in. (6.7 x 3.8cm.); folio 3 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.4 x 6.1cm.)
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
The renowned prayer book in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, Arabic manuscript on paper, 128ff. plus four flyleaves, 7ll. of black naskh, within thick gold and red rules, gold rosette verse markers, opening bifolio with gold illuminations, the following folio with gold headpiece, a double page illustration of Mecca and Medina, several folios with the text in circular formation reserved against gold ground, in gilt red leather binding with flap, the doublures pink dyed paper
Text panel 2 5/8 x 1 1/2in. (6.7 x 3.8cm.); folio 3 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.4 x 6.1cm.)
Provenance
Michel Abemayor (1912-1975), New York
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No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
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Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam
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