Description:
Dalail al-Khayyirat, Guide to Good Deeds, Prayers, Poetry. [Afghanistan or India, 18th century].
Illuminated manuscript on paper, text in black with embellishments in gold and colors, approximately 100 pages, with full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina, contemporary blindstamped red goatskin; some paper damage in text due to acid ink eating through the paper along the compartment ruling, repairs in places, 3 1/2 x 6 in.
Estimate $300-500
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