Lot 1655
Manuscript, Arabic. Kitâb al-mutâjir, 442pp., Naskhî script, black ink, headings and keywords in red, commented sentences ruled in red, decorative headpiece on the incipit, main text framed by a close red and double-lined gold rim, additional larger outer double-lined black frame, later lacquered boards, inset with floral motifs, boards detached, 210mm x 300mm, ?c.1850
Kitâb al-mutâjir, or The Book of the Merchant, is a manual of rules concerning commerce. This fine copy was possibly commissioned for display or teaching purposes as an outer frame has been drawn around the text, perhaps to allow for marginal comments.
We are grateful to Dominique Akhoun-Schwarb for her assistance with this lot.
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