Ɵ Section from Kitab al-Hadi al-Fiqh al-Shafi'i, on paper [Seljuk Persia, mid-twelfth century]

Ɵ Section from the Kitab al-Hadi al-Fiqh al-Shafi'i, single gathering only, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [probably Seljuk Persia, mid-twelfth century] single gathering only, 10 leaves stitched together, single column, between 14 and 17 lines cursive sepia script in an informal hand, some overlining, and small annotations in a later hand, leaves darkened and rubbed, final three leaves with small holes from oxidisation of ink, small worm-holes to inner edges, modern label adhered to lower leaf with inscription "81-21", 170 by 140 mm. Section from a work of Shafi'i fiqh by twelfth-century scholar al-Din Abu' al-Mu'ali Massoud bin Muhammad al-Nisaburi al-Shafi'i (d. 578 AH / 1182 AD), probably copied in the author's lifetime.