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Tahrir Gulistan Sa'di
manuscript on paper, 17ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, gold margins, illuminated opening bifolio, signed by 'Abdallah b. Sulaiman and dated 13 Rajab AH 1083/1672-3 AD, contemporary brown morocco binding with square geometric-pattern gold medallion, (occasional smudging, light waterstaining to edges) - 20.6 x 11.6cm.; Dala'il al-Khairat, manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black naskh, gold roundels between verses, gold margins, illuminated heading panels, occasional marginal medallions, tables at end, opening folio with illuminated heading, illustrations of Mecca and Medina, signed by al-Sayyid Hasan al-Rashid known as Turunjzadeh al-Qarah Hisari, 19th century, maroon morocco binding with gold medallion - 15.7 x 10.1cm.; al-Musadirat(?), 14ll. of black naskh, words in red, gold margins, marginal notes, opening folio with illuminated heading, probably original pale brown morocco binding with two-colour gold decoration, 19th century - 19.7 x 11.2cm.; and another, 15ll. of elegant black nasta'liq, gold circles between phrases, gold margins, headings in red, opening folio with illuminated heading, black morocco binding with gold stamped medallion, with associated leather slipcase, 16th/17th century - 19.7 x 9.5cm., all Ottoman
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manuscript on paper, 17ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, gold margins, illuminated opening bifolio, signed by 'Abdallah b. Sulaiman and dated 13 Rajab AH 1083/1672-3 AD, contemporary brown morocco binding with square geometric-pattern gold medallion, (occasional smudging, light waterstaining to edges) - 20.6 x 11.6cm.; Dala'il al-Khairat, manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black naskh, gold roundels between verses, gold margins, illuminated heading panels, occasional marginal medallions, tables at end, opening folio with illuminated heading, illustrations of Mecca and Medina, signed by al-Sayyid Hasan al-Rashid known as Turunjzadeh al-Qarah Hisari, 19th century, maroon morocco binding with gold medallion - 15.7 x 10.1cm.; al-Musadirat(?), 14ll. of black naskh, words in red, gold margins, marginal notes, opening folio with illuminated heading, probably original pale brown morocco binding with two-colour gold decoration, 19th century - 19.7 x 11.2cm.; and another, 15ll. of elegant black nasta'liq, gold circles between phrases, gold margins, headings in red, opening folio with illuminated heading, black morocco binding with gold stamped medallion, with associated leather slipcase, 16th/17th century - 19.7 x 9.5cm., all Ottoman
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