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This apparently unknown work is in the hand of the author.
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ALEPPO, AD 1720
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Athanasius Dabbas al-Dimashqi (d. 1724 AD): Kitab sarud al-siba wa al-shumul wa murur al-sabb wa al-shamul
Aleppo, AD 1720
A book of wisdom in the hand of the author, Arabic manuscript on paper, 85ff. with 23ll. of black naskh, minor titles in red, final folio with colophon signed Athanasius Dabbas al-Dimashqi in the year 1720 in Halep, light staining, in original black morocco binding with gold tooled floral borders, repaired and rather worn
Folio 8¾ x 5¾in. (22.4 x 15.2cm.)
Aleppo, AD 1720
A book of wisdom in the hand of the author, Arabic manuscript on paper, 85ff. with 23ll. of black naskh, minor titles in red, final folio with colophon signed Athanasius Dabbas al-Dimashqi in the year 1720 in Halep, light staining, in original black morocco binding with gold tooled floral borders, repaired and rather worn
Folio 8¾ x 5¾in. (22.4 x 15.2cm.)