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There are only three recorded copies of kitab al-miftah li-ba'ad al-asrar al-karim al-fitah known. Two are in Berlin.
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Kitab fihi a'mal al-hisab
North Africa, possibly Tunis, circa 17th century
Arabic manuscript on watermarked European paper, 19ll, dark brown maghribi, words and headings in red, occasional diagrams, colophon on final folio with date (probably erroneous) 8 Shawwal 849/1445 AD in a madrasa in the city of Tunis, brown morocco binding - 19 x 14.5cm.; Kitab aba al-lisaf(?), 180ff., each with 25ll. brown maghribi, headings in larger script and in red, note below end of text on final folio with date AH 556/1161 AD, repaired red morocco binding with stamped medallion - 21.5 x 26cm.; yaqul ... 'Ali b. Muhammad b. Muhammad Abi 'Ali al-Qurshi, possibly regarding methods of calulating inheritance, 29ll. brown maghribi, headings and words in red, several tables with figures in red, repaired stamped tan morocco binding - 27 x 18cm.; Muhmmad b. Muhammad ... al-Bahnasi al-Hulwati (d.Ah 1001/1592 AD): kitab al-miftah li-ba'ad al-asrar al-karim al-fitah, regarding the magical use of letters and symbols, 113ff., 24ll. black maghribi, words in orange, headings in larger script, occasional diagrams, dated Rabi I AH 1244/1828 AD, red stamped and tooled morocco binding - 22 x 17cm.; kitab al-fulub fi'l-'afal fi'l-'ushub, 23ll. dark brown maghribi, words in red, red and blue ruled margins, marginal notations, modern red morocco binding, 19th century - 30 x 21cm.; yab'ad al-sadat...., 14ll. black maghribi, phrases in red, marbled paper covered boards - 16.3 x 11.7cm.
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North Africa, possibly Tunis, circa 17th century
Arabic manuscript on watermarked European paper, 19ll, dark brown maghribi, words and headings in red, occasional diagrams, colophon on final folio with date (probably erroneous) 8 Shawwal 849/1445 AD in a madrasa in the city of Tunis, brown morocco binding - 19 x 14.5cm.; Kitab aba al-lisaf(?), 180ff., each with 25ll. brown maghribi, headings in larger script and in red, note below end of text on final folio with date AH 556/1161 AD, repaired red morocco binding with stamped medallion - 21.5 x 26cm.; yaqul ... 'Ali b. Muhammad b. Muhammad Abi 'Ali al-Qurshi, possibly regarding methods of calulating inheritance, 29ll. brown maghribi, headings and words in red, several tables with figures in red, repaired stamped tan morocco binding - 27 x 18cm.; Muhmmad b. Muhammad ... al-Bahnasi al-Hulwati (d.Ah 1001/1592 AD): kitab al-miftah li-ba'ad al-asrar al-karim al-fitah, regarding the magical use of letters and symbols, 113ff., 24ll. black maghribi, words in orange, headings in larger script, occasional diagrams, dated Rabi I AH 1244/1828 AD, red stamped and tooled morocco binding - 22 x 17cm.; kitab al-fulub fi'l-'afal fi'l-'ushub, 23ll. dark brown maghribi, words in red, red and blue ruled margins, marginal notations, modern red morocco binding, 19th century - 30 x 21cm.; yab'ad al-sadat...., 14ll. black maghribi, phrases in red, marbled paper covered boards - 16.3 x 11.7cm.
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