From the Estate of a Professor of Turkish Studies
Muhammad b. Sulaiman Fuzuli Baghdadi: Laila wa Majnun
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Muhammad b. Sulaiman Fuzuli Baghdadi: Laila wa Majnun
the well-known versified love story developed from Nizami's work, Turkish manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black naskh in two columns, red ruled margins and divisions, headings in red, spaces left blank possibly for illustrations, Turkey, signed by Hafiz Muhammad al-Imam known as Ashlamaji and dated AH 1238/1822-3 AD, brown morocco binding - 8½ x 6in. (21.5 x 15.3cm.); Nur al-Din Muhammad 'Aufi: Jami' al-Hikayat, a collection of annecdotes and stories, Persian manuscript on paper, 20ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, headings in red, incomplete, maroon morocco binding, probably India, 18th century - 9 x 5½in. (22.8 x 14cm.); Hikayat Leriwa Dastanlari, proverbs and tales, Turkish manuscript on paper, 13ll. of black naskh, Turkey, signed by Muhammad Effendi and dated AH 1295/1878-9 AD, paper-covered boards - 8½ x 7in. (21.6 x 17.8cm.) (3)
the well-known versified love story developed from Nizami's work, Turkish manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black naskh in two columns, red ruled margins and divisions, headings in red, spaces left blank possibly for illustrations, Turkey, signed by Hafiz Muhammad al-Imam known as Ashlamaji and dated AH 1238/1822-3 AD, brown morocco binding - 8½ x 6in. (21.5 x 15.3cm.); Nur al-Din Muhammad 'Aufi: Jami' al-Hikayat, a collection of annecdotes and stories, Persian manuscript on paper, 20ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, headings in red, incomplete, maroon morocco binding, probably India, 18th century - 9 x 5½in. (22.8 x 14cm.); Hikayat Leriwa Dastanlari, proverbs and tales, Turkish manuscript on paper, 13ll. of black naskh, Turkey, signed by Muhammad Effendi and dated AH 1295/1878-9 AD, paper-covered boards - 8½ x 7in. (21.6 x 17.8cm.) (3)