£500 - £1,000
AN ARABIC MANUSCRIPT, TAFSEER
Arabic manuscript on paper, 721ff, 21ll. of black Naskh Script, the text from the Qur’an in red, the rest in black, important words in larger script in gilt, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, text within gold and polychrome rules, with catchwords and marginal notes in black and red, burgundy leather binding with a flap, broken and showing sign of wear, tooling work with a central medallion with corner arabesque ornaments,
Missing folios 29-38ff, 88-268ff, 377-486ff, 495-556ff, 558-559ff
17 x 9.5cm text
23 x 16.5cm folio
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