拍品 22
  • 22

AN ILLUMINATED COLLECTION OF PRAYERS, INCLUDING DALA’IL AL-KHAYRAT, SIGNED BY MEHMED SAIF AL-DIN, TURKEY, OTTOMAN, DATED 1189 AH/1775-76 AD |

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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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描述

  • 14.5 by 8.5cm.
Arabic manuscript on light pink paper, 70 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, 13 lines to the page, written in black naskh, ruled in gold and red, verses marked by a gold dotted circle, gold and polychrome cartouches marking chapters, two illuminated headings on f.1b, f.13b, illustrations of Mecca and Medina on f.12b and 13a, in gilt-stamped Ottoman binding with a central red medallion, with flap

Condition

In generally good condition, the margins are overall clean, with minor later annotation throughout, occasional areas of restoration to pages, affecting in particular the margins, minor smudges and various stains, the binding restored and slightly loose on the spine, as viewed.
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