Arts of the Islamic World & India

A talismanic manuscript, Sub-Saharan Africa, probably Northern Nigeria, 19th/early 20th century

Auction Closed

October 25, 04:59 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Arabic manuscript on paper, 174 loose leaves, approximately 10-13 lines to the page written in Sudani in dark brown ink, key words and phrases picked out in red, numerous diagrams and tables in green, red and dark brown, within tooled brown leather case with flap

leaf: 11 by 11.4cm.

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