Ottoman provinces, 18th century
On grammar and semantics, Arabic manuscript on paper, 245 leaves, each folio with 19 lines of black naskh script, some words picked out in green, blue or red, with marginal notes, some inserted notes, in stamped brown morocco binding with flap, folio 22.2cm by 18cm
Estimate: | £200 - £300 |
Hammer price: | £350 |
One leaf has been torn and repaired. Some light staining and browning. One page torn at the margin. Inner hinges broken. The binding is rubbed with some fraying to the head and foot of spine. The spine has some worm holes