Ibn Muḥammad Saʿīd Ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAlī - Safavid Middle-East –Arabic Prayer and Talismanic Manuscript – Dated 1105 AH (1693–1694) – Approx. - 1693
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Safavid-period manuscript in Persian and Arabic by Ibn Muḥammad Saʿīd Ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAlī, titled Safavid Middle-East – Arabic Prayer and Talismanic Manuscript – Dated 1105 AH (1693–1694), about 300 pages, 18.5 × 9.5 cm, red tooled leather binding, in good condition.
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An attractive and substantial Safavid-period manuscript containing prayers, devotional texts and a remarkable section devoted to talismanic knowledge.
Written in both Persian and Arabic, the manuscript is arranged in ten chapters and includes a detailed table of contents. One particularly fascinating section contains a variety of talismanic diagrams, numerical and letter-based codes, magic squares and tables associated with the traditional occult sciences of the Islamic world.
The manuscript is written in a refined and highly accomplished hand. Numerous carefully written marginal annotations appear throughout the volume, adding considerable scholarly and historical interest.
The manuscript is dated 1105 AH, corresponding to 1693–1694 CE, during the Safavid period. It comprises approximately 300 handwritten pages and retains its handsome red tooled-leather binding, decorated with stamped floral and geometric motifs. The text block is firmly and skilfully bound, reflecting the high quality of its traditional craftsmanship.
Dimensions: approximately 18.5 × 9.5 cm
Languages: Persian and Arabic
Date: 1105 AH / 1693–1694 CE
Period: Safavid
Number of pages: approximately 300
Binding: red tooled leather with stamped decoration
Contents: prayers and devotional texts arranged in ten chapters, together with talismanic diagrams, coded tables and extensive marginal annotations.
An attractive and substantial Safavid-period manuscript containing prayers, devotional texts and a remarkable section devoted to talismanic knowledge.
Written in both Persian and Arabic, the manuscript is arranged in ten chapters and includes a detailed table of contents. One particularly fascinating section contains a variety of talismanic diagrams, numerical and letter-based codes, magic squares and tables associated with the traditional occult sciences of the Islamic world.
The manuscript is written in a refined and highly accomplished hand. Numerous carefully written marginal annotations appear throughout the volume, adding considerable scholarly and historical interest.
The manuscript is dated 1105 AH, corresponding to 1693–1694 CE, during the Safavid period. It comprises approximately 300 handwritten pages and retains its handsome red tooled-leather binding, decorated with stamped floral and geometric motifs. The text block is firmly and skilfully bound, reflecting the high quality of its traditional craftsmanship.
Dimensions: approximately 18.5 × 9.5 cm
Languages: Persian and Arabic
Date: 1105 AH / 1693–1694 CE
Period: Safavid
Number of pages: approximately 300
Binding: red tooled leather with stamped decoration
Contents: prayers and devotional texts arranged in ten chapters, together with talismanic diagrams, coded tables and extensive marginal annotations.
Details
Number of books
1
Author/ Illustrator
Ibn Muḥammad Saʿīd Ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAlī
Book title
Safavid Middle-East –Arabic Prayer and Talismanic Manuscript – Dated 1105 AH (1693–1694) – Approx.
Condition
Good
Language
Arabic, Farsi
Publication year oldest item
1693
Original language
Yes
Height
185 mm
Number of pages
300
Width
95 mm
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