Live auction - Lot 1041
[Arabic poetry]
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Malik al-Khawlani al-Sharithi [An anthology of poetry].
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Lot description
Spain or North Africa, dated 889 AH / 1484 AD
Arabic manuscript, watermarked paper c. 24,5 x 18,5 cm : [113] ff., 5 flyleaves, 17 ll. to the page, written in sepia Maghribi script, titles and important words in red or gold outlined in sepia, or black or blue outlined in red. Replacement folios between ff. 13-32. Later added notes to the end.
Brown morocco binding with flap. In good condition (occ. soiling or dampstaining).
The colophon states that the author completed this work in the middle of the month Rajab 651 AH / September 1253 AD. A later added title of f.1a states that the title of the manuscript is "Kitab maadin al-dhahab fi funun al-adab". Ref. Not recorded in C. Brocklemann (Geschichte der arabischen Litteratur).