CHINA CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
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Naghm Zamzam
China circa 18th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, poems in praise of the Prophet, 87ff. each with 7ll. of black sini, titles in red, gold rosettes between verses, red ruled margins, opening and closing gold and polychrome bifolios, folio 6r. with name of author or scribe Ahmad al-Qabbani, staining and water damage, in contemporary brown morocco binding with flap
Folio 10½ x 7in. (26.5 x 18cm.); text 6¾ x 4½in. (17 x 11.5cm.)
China circa 18th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, poems in praise of the Prophet, 87ff. each with 7ll. of black sini, titles in red, gold rosettes between verses, red ruled margins, opening and closing gold and polychrome bifolios, folio 6r. with name of author or scribe Ahmad al-Qabbani, staining and water damage, in contemporary brown morocco binding with flap
Folio 10½ x 7in. (26.5 x 18cm.); text 6¾ x 4½in. (17 x 11.5cm.)