Lot Essay
This is a copy of the earliest Islamic work on the interpretation of dreams. It is also known as Tafsir al-manamat.
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, AH 1180/1766-7 AD
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Muhammad ibn Sirin al-Basri (d. AH 110/729 AD): Ta'bir al-ru'ya
Near East or North Africa, AH 1180/1766-7 AD
On dreams, Arabic manuscript on thick cream paper, 126ff. with 19ll. of curvilinear black naskh, some words and phrases in red, text outlined with red, final folio with colophon signed Sulayman ibn Khaled al-Qadiri and dated 1180, light water staining, occasional marginal notes, in associated dark brown morocco binding with tooled medallion
Folio 8½ x 5¾in. (21.5 x 15cm.)
Near East or North Africa, AH 1180/1766-7 AD
On dreams, Arabic manuscript on thick cream paper, 126ff. with 19ll. of curvilinear black naskh, some words and phrases in red, text outlined with red, final folio with colophon signed Sulayman ibn Khaled al-Qadiri and dated 1180, light water staining, occasional marginal notes, in associated dark brown morocco binding with tooled medallion
Folio 8½ x 5¾in. (21.5 x 15cm.)