Lot Essay
A very similar Sudani style manuscript in maghribi script, attributed to early 19th century northern Nigeria, is published in Y.H. Safadi, Islamic Calligraphy, London, 1978, p.24.
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NORTHERN NIGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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AN ILLUMINATED PRAYER BOOK
NORTHERN NIGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 29ff. each with lines of black stylized maghribi, with various illuminated panels and medallions, unbound
6 5/8 x4¼in. (17 x 10.8cm.)
NORTHERN NIGERIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 29ff. each with lines of black stylized maghribi, with various illuminated panels and medallions, unbound
6 5/8 x4¼in. (17 x 10.8cm.)