Lot Essay
This is a well-known commenatary on al-miftah al-'ulum written by Yusuf ibn Abu Bakr al-Sakkaki (d. AH 626/1229 AD).
OTTOMAN PROVINCES, AH DHU'L QA'DA 867/18 JULY-16 AUGUST 1463 AD
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Mas'ud ibn 'Umar Sa'd al-Din al-Taftazani (d. AH 791/1389 AD): Sharh talkhis al-miftah al-'ulum
Ottoman Provinces, AH Dhu'l Qa'da 867/18 July-16 August 1463 AD
Rhetoric, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 203ff. with 21ll. of black nasta'liq, opening folio with bismillah in large gold-sprinkled script, final folio with colophon dated Dhu'l Qa'da 867, water staining throughout, brown morocco binding with paper overlay
Folio 9½ x 6in. (24 x 15cm.)
Ottoman Provinces, AH Dhu'l Qa'da 867/18 July-16 August 1463 AD
Rhetoric, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 203ff. with 21ll. of black nasta'liq, opening folio with bismillah in large gold-sprinkled script, final folio with colophon dated Dhu'l Qa'da 867, water staining throughout, brown morocco binding with paper overlay
Folio 9½ x 6in. (24 x 15cm.)