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Lot 258

Muhammad bin Suleyman al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, prayers, copied by the scribe Abdul-Qadir Bamizi, and dedicated to Ramatullah, illustrated with two illuminated diagrams of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina
India, probably the Deccan, dated 23rd dhi'l-hajja 1215/7th May 1801

23 April 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Muhammad bin Suleyman al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, prayers, copied by the scribe Abdul-Qadir Bamizi, and dedicated to Ramatullah, illustrated with two illuminated diagrams of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina
India, probably the Deccan, dated 23rd dhi'l-hajja 1215/7th May 1801

Arabic manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 221 leaves, 7 lines to the page written in large naskhi script in black ink with significant words picked out in blue, interlinear Persian translation written in smaller nasta'liq script in red, illuminated rosettes between verses, double interlinear rules in gold, inner margins ruled in black and gold, catchwords, extensive commentaries written diagonally in wide outer margins in black and red, first folio a later replacement with loss of the right-hand side of the double-page illuminated frontispiece, waterstaining mostly restricted to outer margins, numerous leaves with outer borders decorated with intertwining floral and vegetal motifs in gold and some colours, modern black leather wrapper with tie
184 x 135 mm.

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The scribe is unrecorded.

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