SHAYKH `ABD AL-WAHHAB BIN AHMAD AL-SHA`RANI (D. 1565 AD): KITAB AL-MIZAN AL-SHA`RANIYA

Sold
£ 11 340
Auction dateClassic
27.10.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 828690
Lot 13 | SHAYKH 'ABD AL-WAHHAB BIN AHMAD AL-SHA'RANI (D. 1565 AD): KITAB AL-MIZAN AL-SHA'RANIYA
SHAYKH 'ABD AL-WAHHAB BIN AHMAD AL-SHA'RANI (D. 1565 AD): KITAB AL-MIZAN AL-SHA'RANIYA

OTTOMAN EMPIRE, DATED DHU'L-HIJJA AH 1104/AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1693 AD

An important work on the four Sunni schools of law, Arabic manuscript on European watermarked paper, 400ff. plus two flyleaves, each with 29ll. of black naskh within red rules, important words and some titles in red, catchwords, opening folio with gold and polychrome headpiece, seven folios with gold and green diagrams, colophon dated, in red leather binding with brown leather spine and flap

Text panel 7 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (18.5 x 10cm.); folio 11 1/4 x 7in. (28.5 x 17.7cm.)





Provenance

Michel Abemayor (1912-1975), New York



Special notice


No VAT on hammer price or buyer's premium.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
27.10.2022 – 27.10.2022
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms