192 - Ibn al-Jazari (1350–1429), Small manuscript containing the *Hisn al-Hasîn*, North Africa, signed and dated 1731

Ibn al-Jazari (1350–1429), Small manuscript containing the *Hisn al-Hasîn*, North Africa, signed and dated 1731 Manuscript on paper with 10 lines of text per page in Maghribi Arabic in black ink; a few lines or terms are in polychrome inks. The author’s name, al-Imam Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Jazari al-Dimashqi al-Shâfi'i, is indicated in a paragraph in red ink at the beginning of the manuscript; the title of the *Hisn al-Hasîn* is indicated in brown and red inks in the center of the work. At the end of the manuscript, a colophon gives the name of the scribe, ‘Abd Allah (?) bin Ahmad bin Yusuf, and the date in numerals: 1144 H / 1731. Brown morocco flap binding embossed with a mandorla motif accented with red leather and gold leaf. Housed in a brown leather pouch flanked by two hanging rings to which a leather strap is attached. Binding dimensions: 5.5 x 5 cm; dimensions of 1 page: 5.5 x 4.5 cm; pouch: approximately 6 x 6 cm Signs of wear, small wormholes, a few stains and creases, handwritten notes added later, binding heavily worn, pouch as is. Manuscript not collated. 250/300 The *Hisn al-Hasîn* is a famous collection of invocations for protection and supplications taught by the Prophet Muhammad. Expert: Camille Celier