Unknown - Islamic Scripture - 1850

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Islamic Scripture, a 410-page hardback book in Arabic with original-language status, dating from around 1850 and covering the Religion subject.

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A loose-leaf Sanskrit manuscript, Devanagari script, complete in 410 leaves, ink on paper, each folio ruled in red and yellow with a central text panel; folio numbers in the left margin. Content appears to be a devotional or ritual work incorporating verse sections marked by panda punctuation and red numerals, alongside passages of repeated seed-syllable (bijou) notation suggestive of tantric or mantra-recitation material. paper and pigment is consistent with pre-modern production, so our estimated date is later early-mid C19th.

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A loose-leaf Sanskrit manuscript, Devanagari script, complete in 410 leaves, ink on paper, each folio ruled in red and yellow with a central text panel; folio numbers in the left margin. Content appears to be a devotional or ritual work incorporating verse sections marked by panda punctuation and red numerals, alongside passages of repeated seed-syllable (bijou) notation suggestive of tantric or mantra-recitation material. paper and pigment is consistent with pre-modern production, so our estimated date is later early-mid C19th.

Please note that shipping costs are not solely the cost of the postal delivery service itself. Included within the shipping price is the work undertaken to research the article, to mount it, for photography, for uploading to Catawiki, for preparation and packaging the article securely and for transporting the article to the postal delivery agent for processing. 



Also, please consider when bidding on this lot that this artwork is shipped from the UK. Import duties will now have to be paid by the recipient to the Postal Service when the parcel arrives in your country. This will likely vary between 5% and 20% of the sale price depending on your country's Import Rate, so please check this if you are concerned. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional fee charged by us.

Details

Number of books
1
Author/ Illustrator
Unknown
Book title
Islamic Scripture
Subject
Religion
Condition
Fair
Language
Arabic
Publication year oldest item
1850
Original language
Yes
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
410
United KingdomVerified
1051
Objects sold
100%
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