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LOT 0912
Western Asiatic Religious Manuscript Page Group
19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 x 6 3/4 in. (98 grams, 25.5 x 17 cm).
Group of leaves from a religious tract, each with generously laid-out Greek-script black ink text with red versals and other detailing, marginal notation; interstitial pages of Naskh text with red detailing and pellets to the leading edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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