Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Khidri (d.AH 928/1522 AD): Al-Takmilah fi Sharh al-Tadhkirah, regarding astronomy, Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black naskh, words overlined in red, gold margin between black rules, blue outer rule, occasional diagrams in black, red and gold, marginal notes in red and black, gold outer margin, opening folio with later illuminated heading, Persia, dated AH 932/1525-26 AD, red morocco binding with gold decoration, (occasional smudging and staining) - 11¾ x 7in. (30 x 17.8cm.)

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Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Khidri (d.AH 928/1522 AD): Al-Takmilah fi Sharh al-Tadhkirah, regarding astronomy, Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black naskh, words overlined in red, gold margin between black rules, blue outer rule, occasional diagrams in black, red and gold, marginal notes in red and black, gold outer margin, opening folio with later illuminated heading, Persia, dated AH 932/1525-26 AD, red morocco binding with gold decoration, (occasional smudging and staining) - 11¾ x 7in. (30 x 17.8cm.)
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The manuscript appears to have been copied only four years after the author's death.

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