Lot Essay
This text was written for the Danishmenid ruler 'Ala al-Din Abu Shuja' Dhu-l-Qarnayn ibn 'Ayn al-Dawlah, a vassal of the Sultan of Konya, who ruled from 546-57/1151-61. (Brockelmann,C.: GAL, SI, p. 891)
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OTTOMAN TURKEY OR PROVINCES, AH BEGINNING SAFAR 1034/MID-NOVEMBER 1624 AD
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ABU SA'ID IBN IBRAHIM AL-MAGHRIBI (FL. MID 6TH/12TH CENTURY): DHAKIRA AL-'ATTAR MIN MUFRADAT IBN AL-BAYTAR
Ottoman Turkey or Provinces, AH beginning Safar 1034/mid-November 1624 AD
Medicine, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 122ff. the first part of the text with 21ll. of black naskh, titles in red, text outlined in red, the second part of the text with a series of tables in red and black, opening folio with illuminated heading, final folio with colophon giving date of copying as beginning of Safar 1034, good condition, in brown morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion
Folio 8¼ x 6in. (20.6 x 15.3cm.)
Ottoman Turkey or Provinces, AH beginning Safar 1034/mid-November 1624 AD
Medicine, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 122ff. the first part of the text with 21ll. of black naskh, titles in red, text outlined in red, the second part of the text with a series of tables in red and black, opening folio with illuminated heading, final folio with colophon giving date of copying as beginning of Safar 1034, good condition, in brown morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion
Folio 8¼ x 6in. (20.6 x 15.3cm.)
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