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SIGNED AHMAD JAMAL AL-DIN BIN ISMA'IL, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1269/1852-3 AD
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SIGNED AHMAD JAMAL AL-DIN BIN ISMA'IL, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1269/1852-3 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 298ff. plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings marked with gold cartouches, text within red and black-ruled gold frame, with marginal floral gold and polychrome medallions, marginal section markers in red thuluth script, with catchwords, opening bifolio with rocaille polychrome floral illumination on gold ground margins, in 19th century gilt brown morocco binding, with leather slip case, good condition overall
Text panel 3½ x 1 3/8in. (9 x 4.6cm.); folio 5¼ x 3 5/8in. (13.3 x 9.1cm.)
SIGNED AHMAD JAMAL AL-DIN BIN ISMA'IL, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1269/1852-3 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 298ff. plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings marked with gold cartouches, text within red and black-ruled gold frame, with marginal floral gold and polychrome medallions, marginal section markers in red thuluth script, with catchwords, opening bifolio with rocaille polychrome floral illumination on gold ground margins, in 19th century gilt brown morocco binding, with leather slip case, good condition overall
Text panel 3½ x 1 3/8in. (9 x 4.6cm.); folio 5¼ x 3 5/8in. (13.3 x 9.1cm.)