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Album of calligraphy (wasli)
Ottoman, circa 18th century
comprising exercises based on letters of the alphabet, Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 6ff., f.1 with 3ll., the others with 2ll. of bold black naskh in plain clouds on a gold scrolling vine ground, divided by a later narrow panel of similar flowering vine with a central cartouche of gold arabesques on red, blue or green ground, signed on the final folio by 'Abdullah, mounted as an album on green, purple and red leaves with gold margins between black rules, light brown morocco with gold medallion and spandrels and border
leaf 8¼ x 11¾in. (21 x 29.8cm.)
Ottoman, circa 18th century
comprising exercises based on letters of the alphabet, Arabic manuscript on buff paper, 6ff., f.1 with 3ll., the others with 2ll. of bold black naskh in plain clouds on a gold scrolling vine ground, divided by a later narrow panel of similar flowering vine with a central cartouche of gold arabesques on red, blue or green ground, signed on the final folio by 'Abdullah, mounted as an album on green, purple and red leaves with gold margins between black rules, light brown morocco with gold medallion and spandrels and border
leaf 8¼ x 11¾in. (21 x 29.8cm.)