Lot 54•
Al-Yahsabi, Kitab al-Shafa bi-tarif huquq al-Mustafa North Africa, probably Morocco, last quarter of the 19th Century
10 April 2008, 14:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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North Africa, probably Morocco, last quarter of the 19th Century
North Africa, probably Morocco, last quarter of the 19th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 275 leaves, 19 lines to the page written in disciplined maghribi script in black ink, significant words and sentences picked out in red, blue or gold, inner margins ruled in red and blue, catchwords in wide margins, headings written in gold, one illuminated frontispiece with central medallion incorporating the full name of the author in gold, ownership seal impression of Muhammad son of Muhammad al-Sharif and dated AH 1307/AD 1889, contemporary red morocco gilt, with flap, doublures of green morocco tooled in gold, with brown morocco slipcase, edges slightly worn
217 x 173 mm.
217 x 173 mm.