Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Kidri (d.AH 928/1522 AD): Takmilah fi Sharh al-Tadkirah, regarding astronomy, Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black naskh, words in and overlined in red, gold margin between black rules with blue outer rule, gold outer margin, marginal notes in black and red, diagrams in red, black and gold, opening folio with 18th/19th century illuminated heading, Persia, dated AH 932/1525-6 AD, red morocco binding with traces of gold decoration, (occasional smudging and staining, very slightly trimmed, final folio repaired) - 11¾ x 7in. (30 x 17.8cm.)
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Muhammad b. Ahmad al-Kidri (d.AH 928/1522 AD): Takmilah fi Sharh al-Tadkirah, regarding astronomy, Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ll. of black naskh, words in and overlined in red, gold margin between black rules with blue outer rule, gold outer margin, marginal notes in black and red, diagrams in red, black and gold, opening folio with 18th/19th century illuminated heading, Persia, dated AH 932/1525-6 AD, red morocco binding with traces of gold decoration, (occasional smudging and staining, very slightly trimmed, final folio repaired) - 11¾ x 7in. (30 x 17.8cm.) See illustration
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The manuscript appears to have been copied only four years after the author's death.
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