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LOT 0961
Western Asiatic Science of Astronomy and Mathematics Manuscript Page Group
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in. (60 grams, 21 x 15.5 cm).
Group of twelve leaves from a scientific treatise written in blocks of twenty-one lines of black ink Naskh script with occasional red insertions and highlighting; text figures in red ink; tabulation grids and zodiacal figures in red with black numerals and marginal calculations in blue; probably from North Africa. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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LOT 0961
Western Asiatic Science of Astronomy and Mathematics Manuscript Page Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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