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LOT 1030
Western Asiatic Astronomical Manuscript Page Group
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
9 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (106 grams, 25 x 18 cm).
Group of sixteen leaves from a manuscript dealing with astronomical lore, written in dense blocks of thirty four lines of neat Naskh black ink script with red headings and highlighting; tabulation grids and marginal topic headers; front page with French title 'Ouvrage d'Astronomie de Sahnoun' (A work on Astronomy by Sahnoun); probably from North Africa. [16, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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