CHINA, AH 1012/1603-4 AD
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Muhammad Ibrahim al-Maraqawi?: Kitab Bait Allah & Dhara'i Makka
China, AH 1012/1603-4 AD
A versified and illustrated guide to Mecca and Medina, and a measurement of the Ka'ba, Persian manuscript on paper, 62ff. each with 15ll. of black naskh some pages arranged in two columns, many lines in red, red rules, and with numerous small drawings of Mecca and Medina in blue, red, green and gold, opening folio and shamsa page with illumination in similar colours, loose pages, stained at edges, final folio with colophon signed by Taj al-Din b. Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Rahim and dated 1012, in cloth cover with flap
Folio 7¾ x 5¾in. (19.5 x 14.5cm.)
China, AH 1012/1603-4 AD
A versified and illustrated guide to Mecca and Medina, and a measurement of the Ka'ba, Persian manuscript on paper, 62ff. each with 15ll. of black naskh some pages arranged in two columns, many lines in red, red rules, and with numerous small drawings of Mecca and Medina in blue, red, green and gold, opening folio and shamsa page with illumination in similar colours, loose pages, stained at edges, final folio with colophon signed by Taj al-Din b. Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Rahim and dated 1012, in cloth cover with flap
Folio 7¾ x 5¾in. (19.5 x 14.5cm.)