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Lot of 16 pages of Arabic manuscripts, of Ottoman and Qajar culture, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries. Written by master calligraphers, these manuscripts have eleven lines per page in black ink. The lines are separated by decorative borders made in 18- or 22-karat gold.

Quantity: 16 - Manuscript

Qajar - manuscrit Arab , texte Coranique , Ottoman , Qajar , saffavie , 18 ém siécle , islamique - 1750

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Kostbares Osmanisches Manuskript der hanafitischen Rechtswissenschaft – Datiert 1076 AH (1666 n. Chr.) – Reich illuminiert, signiert & mit interfolierten Gelehrten-Ergänzungen.
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Zum Verkauf steht ein außergewöhnliches,

Quantity: 1 - Manuscript

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Halabi (d. 1549), influential jurist in Istanbul - "Mukhtasar al-Ghunya fi Sharh al-Munya" Precious Ottoman Manuscript of Hanafi Jurisprudence - 1666

A manuscript dating around 1815, from an edition of Sheikh Sa’adi’s work compiled as the Kulliyat, which includes the Bustan (Fruit Garden) and the Gulistan (Rose Garden).  Sheikh Sa’adi (c1180-1292) is acknowledged as the greatest moral teacher in Persia in the Islamic Sufi

Sa'adi of Shiraz - Kashmiri Kulliyat - 1815

Fine Illuminated Qur'an - Lacquer Binding.
A finely executed handwritten Persian Qur'an in a compact format (approximately 12 × 8 cm), most likely dating to the 19th century. The manuscript is written in elegant black naskh script with red rubrication and extensive use of gold

Quantity: 1 - Hand coloured illustrations, Other - see description - Manuscript

Lacquer Binding - Quran - 1850

A miniature leaf from a dispersed C17th Qur’an, likely from the eastern Persia given the interlinear translation in red, containing the end of Surat al-Mursalat (Those Winds Sent Forth) v.35-50, and the header plus v.1-13 of chapter 78, An-Naba (The Monumental News). 

The end

[Unknown] - Qur'anic leaf - 1680

Koran-Manuscript Al-Māʾida.
Almohaden الموحدون
Caliph al-Walid I الوليد بن عبد الملك

Scholar-Quran Manuscript.
Sevilla, al-Andalus, Spanien, 18. Jahrhundert.
1 Doppel-Blatt = 4 Seiten.
*4 Seiten Koran-Handschrift.
*15 Zeilen pro Seite in Schwarzer Tinte verfaßt.
*handgeschöpftes

Quantity: 1 - Limited edition, Signed, Signed by author - Manuscript

Caliph al-Walid I الوليد بن عبد الملك - Almohaden الموحدون, Quran Manuscript Al-Māʾida, Sevilla, al-Andalus Spain - 1750

Quran Manuscript.
Abd ar-Rahman عبد الرحمن الداخِل
Caliph of the Emirate of Córdoba.
Córdoba, al-Andalus, Spain, 1720-1750.
1 double sheet = 4 pages.
*4 pages of Quran manuscript with golden medallions, friezes and dots.
*Verses separated by golden dots.
*15 lines per page

Quantity: 1 - Limited edition, Signed - Manuscript

Abd ar-Rahman عبد الرحمن الداخِل Emirate of Córdoba, Scholar - Quran Manuscript with beautiful golden medallions, Córdoba, al-Andalus Spain - 1720

An illuminated folio copied in Lucknow in 1724 from the Mathnawi by Jalal al-Din Rumia great Sufi Muslim poets. The Mathnawi (Arabic: مثنوي mathnawī) or masnavi (Persian: مثنوی Mas̲navī), is regarded as the greatest and most influential poetic work of muslim mysticism, taking

Jalal al-Din Rumi - The Mathnawi (Arabic: مثنوي) - 1724

Division of a manuscript Quran originating from the Swahili coasts, the former Sultanate of Oman, the present Zanguebar or in Persian zangi-bar (coast of the blacks) which today is spread across Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and Somalia. 

# the division comprises about 100 pages 

Inconnu - Coran manuscrit - style calligraphique " Swahili " - Afrique de l'Est - Empire de Oman - 1850

A bi-folio miniature from an Indian Quran dated 1548/9, consisting of verses 27-56 of chapter 74 , Surat Al-Muddaththir (The One Covered up), and the header and first 2 verses of chapter 75, Al-Qiyamah (The 'Rising for' Judgement). 

Verses 27–56 of Surah Al-Muddaththir (Chapter

Unkown - Quran - India - 1548

Very beautiful old handwritten page from the 18th century, originating from a Quran from the Safavid era (Persia). Executed in elegant Safavid-style calligraphy, in black ink with touches of gold. This page bears witness to the great tradition of Persian Islamic manuscripts and

Saffavie - manuscrit Arab , islamique , Coran 18 ém siécle , ottoman , Qajar , saffavie - 1750

Very ancient manuscript by a great Egyptian savant: Sheikh Ali Al-Ajhouri Al-Maliki (Egyptian)

This tome (Volume 1) of this work bears a crucial importance in the field of Malikite jurisprudential divergences. It is distinguished by the numerous quotations from Malikite scholars

Quantity: 1 - Other - see description - Manuscript

Cheikh Ali Al-Ajhouri Al-Maliki ( égyptien ) - Les talents du sublime dans l'explication des paroles de Mukhtasar Khalil ( Tome 1 premier) - 1630

A single Ottoman Qur'anic leaf on burnished paper, scribed by Hafiz Uthman al-Khaki bin Abd al-Rahman al-Wahibi al Sawani, in the MidC18th.  

This gold-ground leaf carries the end of chapter 85, Surat al-Buruj (Constellations) - "God encompasses them from all sides. In fact this

Hafiz Uthman al-Khaki bin And al-Rahman - Qur'an - Ottoman - 1850

An exceptional large format Qur'anic folio, circa 1425, originating from Bihar, India, a prosperous state, lying south of Nepal close bordering the Ganges river, which became Muslim in the 12th century originally under the Bengal Governors. It is large format written in a unique

Unknown - Quran - India (Bihar) - 1425

A stunning illuminated opening front-piece leaf from a dispersed 16th Century Middle-East  Qur'an containing Surat al-Fatiha (The Opening), which is recited in every cycle of the five daily prayers.  

Decorated in Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, it contains the

Quran - Quran Frontpiece Middle-East Safavid - 1580

A bi-foio from an 18th Century Chinese Qur'an (circa 1760), which contains scripture from the transition between chapter 29, al-Ankabut (The Spider), v.67-68 and the chapter 30, ar-Rum (The Romans), with its heading in gold thuluth, together with the opening basmala. 

Verses

Chinese Qur'an - Quran Chapter Bi-folio - 1760

Qur'an - Herat - Timurid - AD1460.  This Quranic manuscript folio was scribed shortly after Shah Rukh’s reign at a time of great political turmoil. It is an unusual folio in that if contains 4 marginal medallions on the same page and thus rare. 

The folio contains scripture

Unknown - Qur'an - Herat - 1460

A rare and beautiful double-sided manuscript leaf (1 Folio, recto/verso) from an antique
Islamic manuscript. Featuring a fine Middle-East miniature painting of a polo match on one
side and a detailed Quranic commentary (Tafsir) on the other. 
Most likely Safavid Middle-East or

- - Middle-East Illuminated Manuscript Folio with Equestrian Battle Scene – Hand-Painted Miniature – - 1650

An attractive illuminated manuscript page, on hand made paper sprinkled with gold, from a C16th copy of the Shahnameh, likely scribed in Kashmir, and written in high quality 'nasta'liq'. The folio consists of four equal columns of script. A single illuminated decorative 'Surah'

Ferdowsi - Shahnameh - Ferdowsi - 1590

An illuminated bi-folio miniature from a Qur'an originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425.  

The folio contains the concluding verses of the Meccan chapter 32, al-Sajdah (The Prostration), v.26-30, followed by the illuminated header of chapter 33, Al-Ahzab (The enemy

Unknown - Qur'an - Bihar India - 1425

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Bellissimo. Grazie. Raccomando il venditore.

Magnifique bol . Conforme aux photos et au descriptif. Bien emballé , livré rapidemment . 

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