Al-Sahifah al-Kamilah,

£1,500 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books · No longer available

A very attractive copy of the popular collection prayers entitled al-Sahifah al-Kamilah, intended for daily use. Copied in a very fine naskh script by the apparently unrecorded scribe 'Abdullah al-Husayni al-Nayrizi, described in the colophon as the son of Aqa Mirza 'Ali Reza. Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic, 161 leaves plus a final free blank at the end of the volume, complete, 173 x 103 mm; single column, 11 lines fine black naskh, chapter headings in gold throughout, contemporary catch-words, text-block ruled in gold and blue, final two leaves loose becoming loose otherwise in very good and very clean condition; contemporary diced red leather morocco, covers ruled in border of small circular tooling in blind, extremities very slightly rubbed, a very nice copy.

• Binding: Hardcover

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