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23 Oct 2017 | UK, London

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A large Qur'an leaf written in bold kufic script on vellum, Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

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A leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum, Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

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A large Qur'an leaf written in kufic script on vellum, Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th Century

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A large leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written in elongated kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, circa 750-800

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Two consecutive leaves from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an written on pink paper, Andalusia, late 12th-13th Century

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Zayn al-Din Jurjani (d. AD 1136), Zakhirah-yi Khwrazmshahi, Treasury dedicated to the Kings of Khwarazmshahi, a medical encyclopaedia, Persia, dated AH 877/AD 1472-73

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Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Yahya bin Zakariya al-Razi (d. AD 925), Kitab al-Hawi fi'l-Tibb, The Comprehensive Book of Medicine, also known as al-Hawi al-Kabir, The Large Comprehensive Book, or al-Jami' al-Kabir, The Large Compilation, copied by Muhammad...

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An illuminated Qur'an, Ottoman Turkey, second half of the 16th Century

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A bifolium from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in gold, Mamluk Egypt, 14th-15th Century

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Nasr al-Din Abu Sa'id Abdullah bin Sa'id Abi Qasim 'Umar bin Fakhr al-Din Abi Hasan 'Ali al-Baidawi, Nizam al-Tawarikh, a biographical work beginning with Adam and continuing down to Sultan Suleyman (AH 939/AD 1532-33), Ottoman Turkey, 16th/17th Century

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Shihab al-Din Ahmad bin Muhammad bin 'Umar al-Khafaji al-Misri (d. Cairo 1658), Khabaya al-zawaya fi ma fi al-rijal min al-baqaya, an anthology written in prose and verse, comprising the biographies of poets, the text arranged in five sections: the...

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Hamdullah bin Ak-Shams al-Din Hamdi (1449-1503), Yusuf u Zuleykha, poetry, with eight later illustrations, Ottoman Turkey, probably Constantinople, late 16th Century

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A collection of treatises on alchemy, Near East, probably Egypt, dated Tuesday 8th Muharram 1190/27th February 1776

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Kitab Madkhal al-'Abadah wa Irshad al-'abad Li-Subul al-rashad, an Arabic translation from an original French text, apparently written by Saint Marie Francis Salasius [?], Bishop of Genoa, Near East, probably Jerusalem, circa 1700

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'Ala' al-Din 'Ali ibn Abi al-Hazm al-Qurashi, better known as Ibn al-Nafis (d. AD 1288), Kitab al-Mujiz fi'l-Tibb, The Concise Book of Medicine, also known as Kitab mujiz al-Qanun, The Epitome of the Canon, Near East, probably Mount Lebanon or North...

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An illuminated Qur'an copied by Ibn Mirza Beg Nur-al-Din Muhammad al-Razi, late Safavid Persia, dated Jumadi I 1093/May 1682

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Maulana Muhammad Ahli Shirazi, Kulliyat, Persian poetry, copied by Muhammad Qasim Shirazi, Safavid Persia, 16th Century

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Ghazaliyat Mir Abu'l-Hasan, love poetry, Safavid Persia, late 16th Century

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A Safavid calligraphic exercise written in nasta'liq script, signed by Mir 'Ali, Persia, first half of the 16th Century

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An illustrated leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Gushtasp-nameh of Daqiqi: Arjasp's high official pays tribute to Esfandiyar after the massacre of Arjasp's army, Persia, Shiraz, late 16th Century

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Nasir al-Din Muhammad bin Muhammad bin al-Hasan al-Tusi (d. 1274), Kitab Tahrir al-Majisti, a commentary on Ptolemaeus' Almageste, Books 6-9, copied by Safi al-Hasan al-Husain, Persia, Isfahan, dated the morning of Sunday 20th Rabi' I 1016/15th July 1607

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Badr al-Din Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Misri al-Dimashqi, better known as Sibt (Ibn Bint) al-Maridini, a collection of three treatises on astronomy and mathematics in one volume, Safavid Persia, copied in al-Jauhariyya School...

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Baha' al-Din Muhammad ibn Husain al-'Amili (1547-1622), a collection of four treatises in one volume on mathematics and astronomy, Persia, second half of the 17th Century

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Baha' al-Din Muhammad ibn Husain al-'Amili (1547-1622), Khulasat al-hisab, Essence of Arithmetic, also known as al-Kulasah al-hisabiya al-baha'iya, Persia, dated 25th Dhu' Hijja 1094/14th December 1683

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Kitab al-Falaha, an abridged treatise on agriculture, by an unknown author, Persia, dated 15th Rajab 1108/6th February 1697

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An anonymous medical treatise, Late Safavid, western Persia or Mesopotamia, dated AH 1084/AD 1673-74

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A small illuminated Qur'an written in maghribi script, North Africa, probably Morocco, 17th Century

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An illuminated Qur'an section, North Africa, probably Morocco, dated AH 1156/AD 1743-44

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Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad bin Salman al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-Anwar, prayers, with two coloured diagrams of the interiors of the holy shrines of Mecca and Medina, copied by Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hasani[?], North Africa, probably...

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Abu 'Abdullah Muhammad bin Isma'il al-Jami' al-Bukhari, al-Jami' al-Sahih, volumes III, IV and VI, North Africa, probably Morocco, late 16th/17th Century

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Kitab Tafsir al-Qur'an, a commentary on the Qur'an, by an anonymous author, vol. IV only, North Africa, probably Morocco, 18th Century

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Abu'l Hasan 'Ali ibn Muhammad bin 'Ali al-Qarshi al-Basti al-Qalsadi, Kashf al-jalabat 'an 'ilm al-hisab, a treatise on arithmetic, North Africa, dated 25th Ramadan 1310/11th April 1893

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A small illuminated Qur'an, probably Mughal India or the Deccan, late 17th Century

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An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding, North India, second half of the 18th Century

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Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad bin Salman Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-Anwar, with two illustrations of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, North India, probably Kashmir, early 19th Century

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Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-Anwar, with two illuminated depictions of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, North India, probably Kashmir, 19th Century

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A calligraphic manuscript comprising The Ninety-Nine Names of God, each name in a stylised form imitating the technique of stencilling, probably India, 19th Century

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A calligraphic album comprising rhyming verses of Persian poetry, perhaps consisting of advice to a ruler, with margins of marbled paper, in concertina form, Mughal India or the Deccan, 18th Century

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Hafiz, Layla wa Majnun, illustrated with 22 miniatures, North India, Kashmir, dated AH 1246/AD 1830-31

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Sa'di Shirazi, Divan, Kashmir, dated AH 1241/AD 1825-26

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Mansur bin Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Yusuf bin Faqir Ilyas (fl. 15th Century), Tashrih-i badan insan, an anatomical manuscript, illustrated with 12 diagrams, probably Mughal India, dated AH 1072/AD 1661-62

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'Alim al-Din Husain bin Tasaduk Husain bin 'Ubaidallah al-Ansari al-'Azimabadi al-Najarnahvasi, Sullam al-Aflak, Stairs of the Orbits, a treatise on astronomy, India, probably 'Azimabad, Patna, dated 22nd Jumada al-Thani 1284/20th October 1867

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The complete text of the Qur'an written on a single large sheet of paper, copied by Salman Bakht, India, Gwalior, dated AH 1288/AD 1870-71

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A large illuminated Qur'an, Central Asia, 17th Century

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Seven suras from the Qur'an, copied by Gul Muhammad Afghani, Pakistan, Peshawar, begun in AH 1390/AD 1970-71, finished in AH 1392/AD 1972-73

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An extensive genealogy of the Afaqi Khwajahs of Kashgaria, in scroll form, copied by Isma'il Bukhari bin Rawzi, Central Asia, late 18th/early 19th Century

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An illuminated genealogical scroll related to the 'Umari Khwajahs, Probably Afghanistan, or provincial Persia, with seal impressions dated AH 1265/AD 1848-49

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An illuminated Qur'an, Qajar Persia, first half of the 19th Century

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An illuminated Qur'an, Qajar Persia, dated shawwal 1255/December 1839-January 1840

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An illuminated Qur'an in a floral lacquer binding, Qajar Persia, mid-19th Century and earlier

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An illuminated Qur'an, East Persia or Afghanistan, 19th Century, with lacquer binding from the second half of the 19th Century

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An illuminated prayer book, Qajar Persia, mid-19th Century

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Nizam al-Din 'Abd al-'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husain al-Birjandi (d. 1525), Bist Bab, an astronomical treatise, Qajar Persia, early 19th Century

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Nizam al-Din Amad, also called Mirza Nizam bin Mulla Sadra, Midhmar danish, a treatise on farriery, on the treatment and rearing of horses, Qajar Persia, dated AH 1229/AD 1813-14

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An illustrated treatise on artillery, including a large section on catapults, Qajar Persia, second half of the 19th Century

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Piraeleus [?], Kitab al-Tibb al-Jadid al-Kimiya'i, a treatise on chemistry/alchemy, Qajar Persia, 19th Century

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Muhammad Sharif ibn Shams al-Din Kashif al-Shirazi, Suraj al-munir, a collection of moral anecdotes written in shikasteh script, copied by Muhammad Husain, Qajar Persia, dated 15th Rabi' I 1230/15th February 1815, with later additions

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Zakariya bin Muhammad bin Mahmud al-Qazwini (d. 1283-84), Aja'ib al-Mukhluqat wa Ghara'ib al-Mawjudat, The Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence, illustrated with 405 miniatures, and copied by Shaykh 'Ali Lakabri [?], provincial Persia, dated...

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Nizam al-Din 'Abd al-'Ali ibn Muhammad ibn al-Husain al-Birjandi (d. 1525), Bist Bab, an illustrated treatise on astronomy, Qajar Persia, early 19th Century

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Muzaffar ibn Muhammad Qasim Jonabadi, Ma'riifat al-taqwim, a commentary on the Risalah-ye bist bab of 'Abd al-'Ali ibn Muhammad, on astrology, with numerous diagrams and tables, Copied by Muhammad Turrah, son of Muhammad Mahdi (unrecorded), Qajar...

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Kamal al-Din Husain al-Wa'iz ibn 'Ali al-Bayhaqi, known as al-Kashifi (d. AH 910/AD 1504-05), Lawa'ih al-qamar, Radiances of the Moon, also called Lawa'ih al-qamar dar ikhtiyar-i sa'at, Radiances of the Moon on the Choice of Hours, the last part of...

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An illustrated medical text, perhaps a version of the Tashri-i Mansuri or of Avicenna's Qanun, with seven anatomical diagrams, Persia, 19th Century

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A bear leaning against a tree stump in a landscape, Zand or Qajar Persia, late 18th Century

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Solomon (Suleyman) enthroned, surrounded by animals and angels, Qajar Persia, mid-19th Century

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A large calligraphic album page, Persia, 19th Century

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A view of the ornamental gardens surrounding a palace pavilion, with a mountainous landscape beyond, signed by Ahmad, Qajar Persia, dated AH 1[2]21/AD 1806-07

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A firman of Prince Muzaffar (later Muzaffar al-Din Shah Qajar), promoting Sergeant (sarhang) 'Isa Khan, the officer at the Foreign Affairs Office in Adharbayjan, to the rank of Colonel (sartip), Persia, dated Rabi' I, 1311/September-October 1893

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A firman of Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar (reg. 1848-96) allocating an annual sum of 15 tumans in cash from the due allocated annual sum for the deceased Mirza 'Abd al-Baqi, a physician who has no heir, Qajar Persia, dated Safar 1291/February-March 1874

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An illuminated Qur'an, copied by al-Sayyid al-Hajj Wali al-Hamidi, known as Veli Hamidi, a pupil of Sayyid Mustafa al-Wahbi, Ottoman Turkey, in the city of Sanduqi (perhaps Sandikli in Afyonkarahisar), dated AH 1234/AD 1818-19

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A small illuminated Qur'an, probably Ottoman Turkey, dated 26th Muharram 1219/6th May 1804

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An illuminated Qur'an with European-style rococo decoration, Ottoman Turkey, late 18th/early 19th Century

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An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Mustafa al-Shukri Kutahi, a pupil of Muhammad al-Hamdi, better known as Kurdachi-zadeh, with an illuminated hilyeh of the attributes of the Prophet Muhammad, Ottoman Turkey, probably Kutahya, dated AH 1252/AD 1836-37

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