Fin Asla’ha (The Art of Weaponry), in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Ottoman Turkey, dated 1321 AH (1903 AD)]

Fin Aslaha (The Art of Weaponry), in Ottoman Turkish and Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Ottoman Turkey, dated 1321 AH (1903 AD)]

single volume, 85 leaves, lacking fol. 2 and 12 of text, single column, 22 lines cursive naskh per page, numerous diagrams of arms and weaponry throughout, some heightened in red, opening and closing leaves decorated with spiralling penwork and colourful flower decorations, some leaves a little creased along outer edges and a few small smudges to text, otherwise good condition, 320 by 205 mm.; in contemporary cloth-backed boards, spine backed in morocco, covers stamped with gilt device, a little worn

Provenance: copied for royal commission, naming Ghazi, the title given to Abdul Hamid II as a veteran of war, and Sultan Selim Khan: bookplate to pastedown.

Text: An interesting treatise on arms and artillery with numerous illustrations and diagrams throughout the text, copied during the reign of Abdul Hamid II with his tughra appearing on the titlepage.

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