Lot Essay
This work is a set of twenty four treatises on the Druze faith and a criticism of the Nusayris. The scribe is an unnamed disciple of the author.
LEVANT, SAFAR AH 1013/29 JUNE-27 JULY 1604 AD
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Hazam b. 'Ali b. al-Batini al-Druzi: Kitab al-haqaiq wa kashf al-mahjub
Levant, Safar AH 1013/29 June-27 July 1604 AD
On the Druze, Arabic manuscript on paper, 101ff. with 13ll. of sepia naskh, occasional words in red, green and yellow, chapter headings in similar colours, some with floral decoration, final folio with date Safar 1013, slight staining at edges of pages, in brown morocco binding with flap and with stamped ogival medallion
Folio 8.3/8 x 6in. (21.3 x 15.2cm.)
Levant, Safar AH 1013/29 June-27 July 1604 AD
On the Druze, Arabic manuscript on paper, 101ff. with 13ll. of sepia naskh, occasional words in red, green and yellow, chapter headings in similar colours, some with floral decoration, final folio with date Safar 1013, slight staining at edges of pages, in brown morocco binding with flap and with stamped ogival medallion
Folio 8.3/8 x 6in. (21.3 x 15.2cm.)