Lot Essay
This rare work on astrology concerns the conjunction of any two stars in one zodiac sign and the effect of the conjunction on the life of an individual. The scribe was also an astrologer.
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BASRA, AH DHU'L QA'DA 1013/21 MARCH-19 APRIL 1605 AD
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Abu al-Hasan 'Ali ibn Zayd ibn Muhammad al-Ansari al-Awsi al-Bayhaqi (d. AH 565/1142 AD): Ahkam al-qiranat fi 'ilm al-nujum
Basra, AH Dhu'l Qa'da 1013/21 March-19 April 1605 AD
Astrology, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 54ff. with 23ll. of black naskh, many phrases and titles in red, final folio with colophon signed 'Ali ibn Ahmad al-Munajjim al-Ihsai and dated Dhu'l Qa'da 1013 in Basra, generally clean condition, in contemporary maroon morocco binding with flap with gold tooled medallions with cloudbands
Folio 7½ x 4¾in. (18.9 x 12cm.)
Basra, AH Dhu'l Qa'da 1013/21 March-19 April 1605 AD
Astrology, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 54ff. with 23ll. of black naskh, many phrases and titles in red, final folio with colophon signed 'Ali ibn Ahmad al-Munajjim al-Ihsai and dated Dhu'l Qa'da 1013 in Basra, generally clean condition, in contemporary maroon morocco binding with flap with gold tooled medallions with cloudbands
Folio 7½ x 4¾in. (18.9 x 12cm.)