Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, prayers in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, with two depictions of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, copied by Mustafa Sharif, a pupil of Mahmud Jalal-al-Din
Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1217/AD 1802-03
Arabic manuscript on paper, 90 leaves, 11 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink, gold roundels between sentences, inner margins ruled in red and gold, catchwords, two illuminated headpieces in colours and gold, contemporary brown morocco, covers decorated with stamped central medallions and cornerpieces of gilt paper onlay, with flap, doublures of red morocco painted with floral sprays in gold
155 x 107 mm.