A MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK Ottoman Turkey, 19th century, signed...
A MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK Ottoman Turkey, 19th century, signed Seyyed Ahmad Al-Hamdi Arabic and Ottoman manuscript on paper, each folio with 7ll. of black naskh script to the page, including suras from the Qur'an, prayers, charts containing sacred names, and illustrations of the tomb of the prophet, the opening bifolio illuminated in polychromes, within dull gold, red and blue rules, the top and bottom edge inscribed 'Do'a En'am Sharif', embossed mint-green end paper, in gilt, tooled flapped calf binding, the text panel 6cm x 3.3cm, the folio 9cm x 5.5cm.
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A MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK Ottoman Turkey, 19th century, signed Seyyed Ahmad Al-Hamdi Arabic and Ottoman manuscript on paper, each folio with 7ll. of black naskh script to the page, including suras from the Qur'an, prayers, charts containing sacred names, and illustrations of the tomb of the prophet, the opening bifolio illuminated in polychromes, within dull gold, red and blue rules, the top and bottom edge inscribed 'Do'a En'am Sharif', embossed mint-green end paper, in gilt, tooled flapped calf binding, the text panel 6cm x 3.3cm, the folio 9cm x 5.5cm.
Sold for £480
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