Lot Essay
Part III of this copy of the work was sold in these rooms, 12 October 1999, lot 30.
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OTTOMAN PROVINCES, PROBABLY EGYPT, AH 950/1543 AD
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Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn 'Ali al-Maqrizi (d. AH 845/1441 AD): al-durrah al-bahirah fi tarikh Misr wa khitatahu al-'amirah Part II
Ottoman Provinces, probably Egypt, AH 950/1543 AD
A history of Egypt, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 156ff. with 15ll. of clear sepia naskh, final folio with colophon dated 950, light water staining, in brown morocco binding with marbled paper overlay
Folio 8¾ x 6¼in. (22 x 16cm.)
Ottoman Provinces, probably Egypt, AH 950/1543 AD
A history of Egypt, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 156ff. with 15ll. of clear sepia naskh, final folio with colophon dated 950, light water staining, in brown morocco binding with marbled paper overlay
Folio 8¾ x 6¼in. (22 x 16cm.)