A CALLIGRAPHER'S DIPLOMA (IJAZA)
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A CALLIGRAPHER'S DIPLOMA (IJAZA)

GIVEN BY MUHAMMAD SHAH BIN HASAN TO MUSTAFA NA'ILI BIN ISMA'IL, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATAED AH 1287/1870-71 AD

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A CALLIGRAPHER'S DIPLOMA (IJAZA)
GIVEN BY MUHAMMAD SHAH BIN HASAN TO MUSTAFA NA'ILI BIN ISMA'IL, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATAED AH 1287/1870-71 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, four folios plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black nasta'liq script, with gold roundel verse markers outlined in black, text within red and black-ruled gold frame, opening folio with finely illuminated headpiece in gold and polychrome, colophon signed and dated, with black seal impression dated AH 1286, with catchwords, folios loose in binding, with red fly-leaves and yellow doublures, in original stamped and gilt brown morocco binding
Text panel 4 ½ x 2 ½in. (11.4 x 6.4cm.); folio 6 ¼ x 4 ¼in. (15.8 x 10.8cm.)
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