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laid paper

 42 leaves : 110 x 80 (80 x 55) mm, bound to 114 x 92 mm 8 or 9 long lines; catchwords every verso, lower left. Written in informal naskh in black ink; pointed. Textblock border-ruled in double red; overlining in red. Table Diagrams Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table

Brown leather over pasteboard with flap; blind-stamped, long central cartouche and cornerpieces that meet along the long edges, with paper onlays; remnants of blue paper doublure with gilt stamped pattern of flowers and stems inside crossing diagonal lines.

Item is undated, probably produced in the 19th century.

18--? Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934. Islam--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800 Manuscripts, Arabic Codices (bound manuscripts) Manuscripts (documents) Full covers Envelope flaps (features) Blind tooled (decoration) Islamic bindings (Binding)