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SIGNED HAJJ MUHAMMAD SHIRAHWA, PROBABLY OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED END OF SHAWAL AH 1082/FEBRUARY 1672 AD
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SIGNED HAJJ MUHAMMAD SHIRAHWA, PROBABLY OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED END OF SHAWAL AH 1082/FEBRUARY 1672 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 427ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, text within black-ruled gold frame, with catchwords, opening bifolio with text in gold and polychrome illuminated frame, colophon signed and dated and stating that this is the 17th copy of the scribe, with later added note giving the name of Hajj Muhammad 'Ali Pasha and date of AH 1281, with marbled paper doublures, in gilt and stamped brown morocco binding, loose in binding, opening bifolio restored
Text panel 4 1/8 x 2¼in. (10.6 x 5.8cm.); folio 6 x 3¾in. (15 x 9.5cm.)
SIGNED HAJJ MUHAMMAD SHIRAHWA, PROBABLY OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED END OF SHAWAL AH 1082/FEBRUARY 1672 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 427ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, text within black-ruled gold frame, with catchwords, opening bifolio with text in gold and polychrome illuminated frame, colophon signed and dated and stating that this is the 17th copy of the scribe, with later added note giving the name of Hajj Muhammad 'Ali Pasha and date of AH 1281, with marbled paper doublures, in gilt and stamped brown morocco binding, loose in binding, opening bifolio restored
Text panel 4 1/8 x 2¼in. (10.6 x 5.8cm.); folio 6 x 3¾in. (15 x 9.5cm.)