Arabic Lapidary Kufic in Africa. Egypt – North Africa – Sudan

A$300 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Limited edition

.A study of the development of the Kufic Script (3rd 6th Century A. H. / 9th 12th Century A.D.). London : Luzac Company, 1967. Octavo, orange cloth lettered in gilt, illustrated dustjacket (marked) pp. xv; [blank]; 75; [blank]; 36 black and white photographic plates; 117; [blank]; a touch of foxing to edges, else a very good copy. The last section consists of 117 pages of tables with groupings of letters to assist in reading Kufic inscriptions, the oldest form of Arabic script.

• Binding: Hardcover

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