Lot Essay
Another copy of this text was sold in these rooms, October 15 1996, lot 83.
OTTOMAN TURKEY OR PROVINCES, 18TH CENTURY
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Shahab al-Din Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Tilmisani (d. AH 888/1289 AD): Unmudhaj al-qital fi naql al-'awal
Ottoman Turkey or Provinces, 18th century
On chess, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 29ff. with 25ll. of sepia naskh, diagrams in red, light staining, in brown morocco binding with marbled paper overlay
Folio 8.7/8 x 6in. (22.5 x 15.8cm.)
Ottoman Turkey or Provinces, 18th century
On chess, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 29ff. with 25ll. of sepia naskh, diagrams in red, light staining, in brown morocco binding with marbled paper overlay
Folio 8.7/8 x 6in. (22.5 x 15.8cm.)