ABU HAFS UMAR AL-NASIFI (1067-1142): MANZUMAH FI AL-KHILAFAT

Lot 24
26.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 23 940
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Lot 24 | ABU HAFS UMAR AL-NASIFI (1067-1142): MANZUMAH FI AL-KHILAFAT
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£ 15 000 – 25 000
ABU HAFS UMAR AL-NASIFI (1067-1142): MANZUMAH FI AL-KHILAFAT

MAMLUK EGYPT, 15TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 136ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh arranged in two columns, catchwords, section headings in brown naskh, occasional headings in grey thuluth reserved against gold band with marginal medallion, the opening folio with blue and gold illuminated title page, the first folios with copious marginal annotation, in contemporaneous gilt and tooled leather binding, the doublures paper

Folio 8 x 5 3/8in. (20.2 x 13.5cm.)

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