Lot n° 79
Estimation :
300 - 500
EUR
Muhammad ibn Suleymân al-Jazûlî (1404-1465), Dalâ'il al-Khay - Lot 79
Muhammad ibn Suleymân al-Jazûlî (1404-1465), Dalâ'il al-Khayrat, Morocco, 19th century
Small handwritten prayer book on paper with 8 lines of text per page in Maghribi calligraphy in sepia and polychrome inks. Several titles and the name of the author Muhammad ibn Suleyman al-Jazûlî illuminated in polychrome inks in cartouches with floral decoration and a marginal medallion decorated with palmettes. At the heart of the work, stylized representations of the Rawdah in Medina, with the tombs of the Prophet, Abû Bakr and 'Omar on the right-hand page and the Prophet's minbar and mihrab on the left-hand page. Bound in garnet-red morocco with stamped decoration enhanced by gilding. In a silver case decorated with engraved lines and applied with filigree rosettes. Ram head hallmark.
Binder dimensions: 15 x 10 cm
Case dimensions: 16 x 10.5 cm; weight: 286 g
Stains, wormholes, numerous marginal and final notes added by other hands, folds, wear to binding, traces of oxidation on case.
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