Lot Essay
The scribe, a renowned scholar, copied this work in Edirne. This is a rare early copy of this work.
EDIRNE, OTTOMAN TURKEY, AH 998/1589-90 AD
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Muhammad b. Faramurz Mulla Khusraw (d. AH 885/1480 AD): Durar al-hukkam fi sharh ghurar al-ahkam
Edirne, Ottoman Turkey, AH 998/1589-90 AD
Fiqh, Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 359ff. with 27ll. of black Ottoman naskh, some phrases overlined in red and highlighted with gold dots, text outlined with gold margins, some marginal notes, opening folio with gold and blue illuminated heading, 6 flyleaves with chapter heading contained within gold-outlined grid, final folio with colophon signed Ahmad b. Mahmud al-Wardari and dated 998, in early Ottoman brown morocco binding with flap and gold floral tooled medallion and spandrels, rubbed and damaged
Folio 8 x 5in. (20 x 12.7cm.)
Edirne, Ottoman Turkey, AH 998/1589-90 AD
Fiqh, Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 359ff. with 27ll. of black Ottoman naskh, some phrases overlined in red and highlighted with gold dots, text outlined with gold margins, some marginal notes, opening folio with gold and blue illuminated heading, 6 flyleaves with chapter heading contained within gold-outlined grid, final folio with colophon signed Ahmad b. Mahmud al-Wardari and dated 998, in early Ottoman brown morocco binding with flap and gold floral tooled medallion and spandrels, rubbed and damaged
Folio 8 x 5in. (20 x 12.7cm.)