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SIGNED MUHAMMAD AL-ZAKA'I Al-KARIDI BIN AL-HAJJ 'ALI BUSNAWI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED FRIDAY END OF SHAWWAL AH 1264/SEPTEMBER 1848 AD
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SIGNED MUHAMMAD AL-ZAKA'I Al-KARIDI BIN AL-HAJJ 'ALI BUSNAWI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED FRIDAY END OF SHAWWAL AH 1264/SEPTEMBER 1848 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 299ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh to the page, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, sura headings in red naskh within gold cartouche, text within thick black-ruled gold frame, the marginal medallions with illuminated rosettes issuing blue scrolls, with catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces, text followed by prayers, colophon signed and dated, in original gilt brown morocco with flap
Text panel 9 ¾ x 5 ½in. (24.7 x 13.9cm.); folio 12 ¼ x 8 1/8in. (31 x 20.6cm.)
SIGNED MUHAMMAD AL-ZAKA'I Al-KARIDI BIN AL-HAJJ 'ALI BUSNAWI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED FRIDAY END OF SHAWWAL AH 1264/SEPTEMBER 1848 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 299ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh to the page, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, sura headings in red naskh within gold cartouche, text within thick black-ruled gold frame, the marginal medallions with illuminated rosettes issuing blue scrolls, with catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces, text followed by prayers, colophon signed and dated, in original gilt brown morocco with flap
Text panel 9 ¾ x 5 ½in. (24.7 x 13.9cm.); folio 12 ¼ x 8 1/8in. (31 x 20.6cm.)
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