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Du'a al-Ihtijab
Persia, AH 1120/1708-9 AD
a book of prayers, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 8ff. plus two flyleaves, each with 8ll. of flowing black naskh, red commas between phrases, gold roundels between sections, green, orange, blue and gold margins between black rules, white outer rule, mounted on blue leaves with gold ruled outer margin, headings in red within gold rules, Persian marginal notes in red nasta'liq, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated heading, the text between gold clouds (split around heading), the final folio with colophon signed by Ahmad al-Nairizi and dated 1120, plain red morocco binding
folio 6¾ x 4¼in. (17 x 10.6cm.)
text 4½ x 2½in. (11.8 x 6.5cm.)
Persia, AH 1120/1708-9 AD
a book of prayers, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 8ff. plus two flyleaves, each with 8ll. of flowing black naskh, red commas between phrases, gold roundels between sections, green, orange, blue and gold margins between black rules, white outer rule, mounted on blue leaves with gold ruled outer margin, headings in red within gold rules, Persian marginal notes in red nasta'liq, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated heading, the text between gold clouds (split around heading), the final folio with colophon signed by Ahmad al-Nairizi and dated 1120, plain red morocco binding
folio 6¾ x 4¼in. (17 x 10.6cm.)
text 4½ x 2½in. (11.8 x 6.5cm.)