A GENEALOGY IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, NORTH AFRICA, DATED 1120 AH/ 1708 AD
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 35 lines written in black Maghribi scripT, catchwords in gilt ink outlined in black, gold verse rosette markers outlined in black and pointed in red, interlinear borders decorated with gilt floral leafy sprays on a blue ground, the margins decorated to the sides with red floral motifs and with a gilt and striking blue decoration at the top. 49 by 95 cm. Catalogue note: On this manuscript in outlined the genealogy of a certain Said ibn Abdul-Rahman ibn Jafar Omar. His line is traced through Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Dated on Jumadah I 1120 AH (Juli 1708AD).
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Arabic manuscript on vellum, 35 lines written in black Maghribi scripT, catchwords in gilt ink outlined in black, gold verse rosette markers outlined in black and pointed in red, interlinear borders decorated with gilt floral leafy sprays on a blue ground, the margins decorated to the sides with red floral motifs and with a gilt and striking blue decoration at the top. 49 by 95 cm. Catalogue note: On this manuscript in outlined the genealogy of a certain Said ibn Abdul-Rahman ibn Jafar Omar. His line is traced through Hasan ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatimah, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. Dated on Jumadah I 1120 AH (Juli 1708AD).