拍品 67
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Niqulas al-Sa'igh al-Khuri (d. 1756 AD): Diwan

LEBANON, AD MARCH 1750

細節
Niqulas al-Sa'igh al-Khuri (d. 1756 AD): Diwan
Lebanon, AD March 1750
Christian ethical and devotional poetry, Arabic manuscript on paper, 148ff. with 16ll. of sepia naskh arranged in two columns, occasional phrases in purple, final folio with colophon dated March 1750, in brown morocco binding
Folio 8½ x 6in. (21.5 x 15.5cm.)

拍品專文

The author was an eminent monk who lived in the Druse regions, but who travelled to Rome and Aleppo. Most of his poems are dated from 1716 to 1742. This copy was made by his devotees in Lebanon, and is one of the earliest copies.