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Lot 139•
Muhammad bin Suleyman al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, prayers, illustrated with two ink diagrams of the interiors of the holy shrines in the cities of Mecca and Medina North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th Century
8 October 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Muhammad bin Suleyman al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, prayers, illustrated with two ink diagrams of the interiors of the holy shrines in the cities of Mecca and Medina
North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th Century
North Africa, probably Morocco, 19th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 187 leaves, some folios including the diagrams probably later replacements, 7 lines to the page written in more than one hand in bold maghribi script in black ink with the words Allah and Muhammad picked out in blue or red, significant sentences and headings picked out in green, red and blue, inner margins ruled in blue and red, catchwords, chapter headings written within coloured panels, the use of gold decoration restricted to the beginning of the manuscript, some waterstaining mostly restricted to outer margins, red morocco gilt, with flap, worn, spine repaired
114 x 110 mm.
114 x 110 mm.