DALA'IL AL-KHAYRAT BY MUHAMMAD BIN SULAYMAN AL-JAZULI (D. 1465 AD),SIGNED MEHMED LATIF, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 1245 AH/1829 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper depicting prayers in honour of the Prophet Muhammad, 108 leaves with 3 fly-folio, each folio with 11 lines written in elegant black naskh script, with gold verse markers pointed out in polychrome dots, some words picked out in red, text within double gold and red rules, two opening biofolio with royal gold and rococo-style decoration. Further two detailed illustrations Mecca and Medina with Al-Masjid AL-Haram and Al-Masjid AL-Nabawi, different attributed names to the Prophet, occasional marginal floral motifs, colophon signed 'Mehmed Latîf Efendi student of Mehmed Sakir Efendi and dated 1245 AH' In original tooled and stamped gilt brown morocco binding with flap. 10.5 by 17 cm. THE CALLIGRAPHER Mehmed Latif, student of Hafiz Osman’s School in the six scripts, born in Istanbul, died 1266 AH/1849 AD, buried in İstanbul-Üsküdar, Karacaahmet Mezarlığı next to his grandfather. Born as son of Tugluzade Mustafa Aga. He received his education and training in Enderûn-ı Hü- mayun school and his license practicing thuluth and naskh script from Mehmed Şakir Efendi, who was a master of calligraphy, known as ‘Baltacı Hafız’. His teacher, Es Sayyid Mehmed Şakir Efendi, was a master of calligraphy ”at the Ottoman Palace”.