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LOT 0274

Islamic Leather-Bound Manuscript, Discovery and Science of Chemistry and the Stars by Ali bin Abd al-Rahman al-Ta'ifi al-Makki

MECCA, 996 A.H. (1588 A.D.)

5 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (252 grams, 14.3 x 19.5 cm).

Rebound laid paper manuscript with full leather binding, drypoint border to covers and central impressed arabesque foliage panel; conserved, with usage wear and many marginal notes and five-point stars in red and black; usage wear to edges repaired and restored, with feint drypoint lineation; title page with red and black naskh script triangular text-block framed with annulets; text in blocks of typically 23 black-ink lines per page with red underscoring and titles.

Provenance

From an important family collection started in the late 1950s.
Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12271-220416.

Footnotes

The text is 'Kashf al'asrar fi hatk al'astar' (the discovery of science and chemistry) written by Ali Shalby Zadeh. This copy was written by Alin bin Abd al-Rahman al-Ta'ifi al-Makki in front of the Holy House at Mount Ajyad in Mecca in the year 996 A.H.

CONDITION

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LOT 0274

Islamic Leather-Bound Manuscript, Discovery and Science of Chemistry and the Stars by Ali bin Abd al-Rahman al-Ta'ifi al-Makki

Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)

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