AN ARABIC MANUSCRIPT, ON MAGIC, THE USE OF TALISMANS AND PR...

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AN ARABIC MANUSCRIPT, ON MAGIC, THE USE OF TALISMANS AND PRAYERS IN QUR’AN

"KITAB AL-FAWA'ID WA AL-SILAT WA AL-'AWA'ID, (written 811AH), SHIHAB AL-DIN BIN AHMAD BIN AHMAD BIN 'ABD AL-LATIF Ibnu Abu Bakr,
Ottoman Turkey,
Dated Jumada’l Ahi 1162AH / 1749AD June, Signed Ali al-Katib; Student of Hodjazadeh Tophanevi,( head tutor of Galata Palace)

Arabic manuscript on paper, early 18th century Elegant manuscript, 442 pages, 15ll. of black naskh script, the profuse employment of gold provides compelling evidence of its origin in an Ottoman palace, where the use of lavish materials was a hallmark of the refined and opulent aesthetic sensibility that characterized the imperial elite.

published in Egypt by Vadinnil printing house in 1292AH/1875AD

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