Al-Hakim Abu-Bakr bin al-Munthir Badr-al-din al-Bitar, Kitab Kashif al-Wayl fi ma'rifat wa ilaj al-khayl, a treatise on the diseases of horses and their remedies
Ottoman, probably Egypt, dated AH 1167/AD 1753
Ottoman, probably Egypt, dated AH 1167/AD 1753
Arabic manuscript on paper, 73 leaves, 21 lines to the page written in naskhi and divani script in black ink, significant words, sentences and titles picked out in red ink, catchwords in wide margins, some smudging, corners rather thumbed, boards, defective, rebacked
212 x 152 mm.
212 x 152 mm.
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Footnotes
- The title page states that the author worked in the stables of the Mamluk ruler al-Nasir Muhammad bin Qalawun (reg. 1496-98).
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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