CALENDAR (RUZNAMA) PREPARED FOR SULTAN ABDULHAMID I (1774–17
CALENDAR (RUZNAMA) PREPARED FOR SULTAN ABDULHAMID I (1774–1789), IN ITS SATIN COVER EMBROIDERED WITH GOLD THREAD. SYRIA, DAMASCUS, OTTOMAN ART, 18TH CENTURY. Manuscript consisting of 8 leaves, written in Naskh calligraphy in Ottoman Turkish, with 19 lines per page, in polychrome and gold ink on cream-colored paper. Includes several diagrams and an illuminated frontispiece. A bookplate is signed and dated: Khalil Jindawi, al-Dimashqi, al-Midâni, 1775. Dimensions: Page: 21 x 15 cm; Text area: 16 x 9.5 cm.
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CALENDAR (RUZNAMA) PREPARED FOR SULTAN ABDULHAMID I (1774–1789), IN ITS SATIN COVER EMBROIDERED WITH GOLD THREAD. SYRIA, DAMASCUS, OTTOMAN ART, 18TH CENTURY. Manuscript consisting of 8 leaves, written in Naskh calligraphy in Ottoman Turkish, with 19 lines per page, in polychrome and gold ink on cream-colored paper. Includes several diagrams and an illuminated frontispiece. A bookplate is signed and dated: Khalil Jindawi, al-Dimashqi, al-Midâni, 1775. Dimensions: Page: 21 x 15 cm; Text area: 16 x 9.5 cm.
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