ID 828664 
Lot 128  | A COPY OF THE RUZNAMA PREPARED FOR THE OTTOMAN SULTAN SELIM III (r. 1789-1807)
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000 
OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED FRIDAY 1 MUHARRAM AH 1221/21 MARCH 1806 AD
Ottoman manuscript on watermarked paper, 8ff., each with around 30ll. of black naskh arranged within tables, titles and important words and phrases in red, green, orange and gold, headings in large gold or polychrome thuluth, text within thick gold rules, the text predominantly covering the year AH 1221/1806-7 AD, in contemporary binding with gilt tooled medallions
Text panel 8 x 4 3/8in. (20.2 x 11cm.); folio 9 5/8 x 5 7/8in. (24.3 x 15.2cm.)
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| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey | 
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts | 
| Place of origin: | Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey | 
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts | 
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