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Pre-Asta Islamic and Indian art from a Private Collection in Rome and other provenances. In partnership with BAIAS Arte. Sessione unica
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Pilgrim's Guide (Dalai al-Khayrat)
Pilgrim's Guide (Dalai al-Khayrat)
Possibly Syria, copied from Imam of the Berber 'a.iliya, dated 1133 AH (1721 AD)
Arabic manuscript on laid paper composed of 49 folios (of which a couple are seriously damaged), complete.Folio meas: c. 145 x 100 mm; writing box c. 120 x 65 mm. Text in Naskh calligraphy penned in black ink and important words and titles in red, arranged in a single column. The decoration includes a depiction of the pulpit of the Medina mosque, albeit very faded. Cardboard binding.
14.5 X 11 cm