An imperial calendar made for Sultan Abdulmecid I (r.1839-61), drafted by Mehmet Sadullah, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1260 AH/1844 AD

Ottoman manuscript on paper, 14 leaves, 24 lines to the page, written in naskh script in black ink, keywords in red, headings in green and orange, with 14 later painted panels in gouache heightened with gold, in lacquer binding decorated with floral motifs

27.5 by 19cm.

Condition Report:
In overall good condition, the lower half of the first folio is loose, minor staining, slight smudging to ink but the text is clear and legible, the pigment color are strong, the binding with some wear, as viewed.

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