Lot Essay
This is a commentary on miftah al-'ulum by al-Sakkaki (d. AH 626/1229 AD), and is an early dated copy. This copy was apparently made in Constantinople and was once in the Madrasa of al-Sultaniyya.
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, AH 9 JUMADA I 860/16 APRIL 1456 AD
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'Ali ibn Muhammad Jurjani(d. AH 816.1413 AD):al-misbah fi sharh al-miftah
Ottoman Turkey, AH 9 Jumada I 860/16 April 1456 AD
Rhetoric, Arabic manuscript on paper, 233ff. with 25ll. of black Ottoman naskh, occasional titles in red, final folio with colophon signed 'Abd al-Qadir Sikander and dated 9 Jumada I 860 in Constantinople, copious marginal notes, light staining, in brown morocco binding with flap with stamped medallion
Folio 10 x 6½in. (25.4 x 16.5cm.)
Ottoman Turkey, AH 9 Jumada I 860/16 April 1456 AD
Rhetoric, Arabic manuscript on paper, 233ff. with 25ll. of black Ottoman naskh, occasional titles in red, final folio with colophon signed 'Abd al-Qadir Sikander and dated 9 Jumada I 860 in Constantinople, copious marginal notes, light staining, in brown morocco binding with flap with stamped medallion
Folio 10 x 6½in. (25.4 x 16.5cm.)