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217 - A prayerbook: Dala'il al-Khayrat,
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A prayerbook: Dala'il al-Khayrat, copied by Muhammad ibn'abd al-Qader ibn telimize Sayed Ahmed, Ottoman Turkey, AH1145/1732AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 55ff., 2fl., 15ll. of black naskh script to the page within thin gold borders ruled in black, catchword in black ink to right pages' lower left corner, plain gold roundel marker, marginal floral and leaved medallions, the illuminated opening bifolio headboard with profuse floral decoration against a blue field and under a lobed pointed arch, the binding tooled with gilt decoration consisting of a central mandorla containing intricate interlocked tendrils bearing trefoils and quatrefoils, the flap with similar decoration, possibly lacunary, loose text block, occasional marginal annotation in black or red ink, 16 x 11cm., 15.6 x 10.2cm.
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Antiquities, Islamic & Indian ArtAuction house
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