Lot Essay
The text here discusses the intensity of light from the moon in different condtions and the phenonemon of the eclispse.
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OTTOMAN TURKERY OR SYRIA, 16/17TH CENTURY AFTER A TIMURID ORIGINAL
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A DOUBLE-SIDED ILLUSTRATED PAGE FROM AN 'AJA'IB AL-MUKHLUQAT: THE INTENSITY OF MOONSHINE
OTTOMAN TURKERY OR SYRIA, 16/17TH CENTURY AFTER A TIMURID ORIGINAL
Arabic manuscript leaf, each side with lines of black naskh with headings and important words in red, each with large illustration of two moons of different colour and intensity, with human faces, over fantastic landscapes, mounted, slight wear
Folio 12¼ x 8¼in. (31.5 x 20.8cm.); miniatures 4¼ x 6¼in. (10.5 x 15.8cm.) and 5 5/8 x 6 3/8in. (14.6 x 16cm.)
OTTOMAN TURKERY OR SYRIA, 16/17TH CENTURY AFTER A TIMURID ORIGINAL
Arabic manuscript leaf, each side with lines of black naskh with headings and important words in red, each with large illustration of two moons of different colour and intensity, with human faces, over fantastic landscapes, mounted, slight wear
Folio 12¼ x 8¼in. (31.5 x 20.8cm.); miniatures 4¼ x 6¼in. (10.5 x 15.8cm.) and 5 5/8 x 6 3/8in. (14.6 x 16cm.)
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