Lot 68
68
Sharh e Mukhtasar

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Sharh e Mukhtasar
India, 18th century

Persian manuscript on paper, 43ff. each with 19ll. of flowing black nasta'liq, occasional words, diagrams and tables in red, plus two bifolios with small painted human figures, red rules, (slightly stained and chipped pages), in later maroon morocco cover,
folio 9½ x 7in. (24.5 x 17.5cm.); text 7½ x 4¾in. (19 x 12cm.)

Lot Essay

This is an anonymous commentary on the Mukhtasar dar Ma'rifat e Taqwin by Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (d. AH 672 1274 AD).
Another commentary on the work is in the British Library catalogue, Vol.III, p. 452 Add.7700.

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