Description:
Arabic Manuscript on Paper, Sahifeh Sajjadieh, Calligrapher Emad al-Din Tooni, 973 AH [1566 CE]. Small octavo manuscript on polished laid paper, eleven lines of text written in black, red, and gold ink within a gold and blue lined border, bound in full contemporary blind-tooled brown goatskin, approximately 140 leaves, some stains and other damage to contents, 6 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
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