Beschreibung:

An Arabic manuscript on paper, 185 sheets, calligraphic in beautiful and regular naskh, in black ink enhanced with silver and gold, on 9 lines per page, with the titles in white ruqa on a golden background, opening with prayers and a double illuminated frontispiece (6b-7a) giving the surahs Al-Fatiha and Ya-Sin followed by selected surahs (6b-66b). From sheet 67 to 78, a double frontispiece giving the names of Allah and Muhammad followed by the Hilye of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ismail, Lot, David, Moses, Joseph, Jesus, Muhammad, ‘Abu Bakr, ‘Omar,’ Osman and ‘Ali. From sheet 78b to 95, roundels calligraphy in thuluth in the name of: Abu Bakr, ‘Omar,’ Osman, ‘Ali, Tahla, Zubeir,’ Abdallah, ‘Abd el-Rahman, Ibn’ Ufa, Saad, Abu ‘Ubeida, Hassan, Hussein, as well as the names of the seven sleepers of Ephesus. Follow the imprints of the hands and feet of the Prophet, the usual instruments of the Prophet as well as many prayers. Colophon in sheet 177. Binding with flap in embossed and gilded brown morocco with vegetal decoration. 5.5 by 11 cm.