Book of prayers and texts about the Prophet, Morocco, 19th century Manuscript on paper, 252 folios with 9 lines of text per page in Maghribi Arabic in black ink, some terms or paragraphs in polychrome inks. Several full-page illuminated titles and panels in polychrome inks, the titles in cartouches with medallions or marginal mantling. Double-page illustration with stylized depictions of the sanctuaries of the Ka'aba in Mecca and 'Uthman's Mihrab in the Masjid al-Nabawî. Text punctuated with fleurons or trefoils in yellow ink. The text includes the Dalail Al-Khayrat by Muhammad ibn Suleyman al-Jazuli, the Kawâkib Ad-Durriyah and poems by Imâm al-Busiri. Flap binding in garnet-red morocco decorated with a starry medallion topped with a floral cross. 22.8 x 18 cm Tears, losses, restorations, stains, holes, pencilling, one folio flying, folios glued, binding heavily restored.
Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€2,860
Buyer's premium
30%
Book of prayers and texts about the Prophet, Morocco, 19th century
Manuscript on paper, 252 folios with 9 lines of text per page in Maghribi Arabic in black ink, some terms or paragraphs in polychrome inks. Several full-page illuminated titles and panels in polychrome inks, the titles in cartouches with medallions or marginal mantling. Double-page illustration with stylized depictions of the sanctuaries of the Ka'aba in Mecca and 'Uthman's Mihrab in the Masjid al-Nabawî. Text punctuated with fleurons or trefoils in yellow ink. The text includes the Dalail Al-Khayrat by Muhammad ibn Suleyman al-Jazuli, the Kawâkib Ad-Durriyah and poems by Imâm al-Busiri. Flap binding in garnet-red morocco decorated with a starry medallion topped with a floral cross.
22.8 x 18 cm
Tears, losses, restorations, stains, holes, pencilling, one folio flying, folios glued, binding heavily restored.
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