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Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Qayrawani [al-Nafzawi] (15th century): Al-Rawd al-‘Atir fi...

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Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Qayrawani [al-Nafzawi] (15th century): Al-Rawd al-‘Atir fi nuzhat al-khatir [‘The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight’),Morocco, 19th century, 9ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 19ll. of sepia Maghrebi text, some words and titles in polychrome, dark blue morocco binding with tooled central medallion, folio 23 x 18cm. A renowned sex manual and work of erotic literature, presenting opinions on what qualities men and women have to be attractive. It was first translated into English by Richard Francis Burton in 1886.


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Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Qayrawani [al-Nafzawi] (15th century): Al-Rawd al-‘Atir fi nuzhat al-khatir [‘The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight’),Morocco, 19th century, 9ff., Arabic manuscript on paper, with 19ll. of sepia Maghrebi text, some words and titles in polychrome, dark blue morocco binding with tooled central medallion, folio 23 x 18cm. A renowned sex manual and work of erotic literature, presenting opinions on what qualities men and women have to be attractive. It was first translated into English by Richard Francis Burton in 1886.

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