Lot no. 143
AL-BUKHARI (D. 870): SAHIH Maghreb, Muharram 861 H/ November 1456 Volume 10. Arabic manuscript on watermarked paper of 127 leaves, text in a fine sepia maghribi of 15 lines per page, titles of a larger module in black and pink ink, some marginal comments, advertisements, dated colophon, in a Mamluk binding. Size: 14.5 x 9 (written surface); 20 x 13.8 (folio) Accompanied by a handwritten note in French: "Portion of a copy of the Sahih of al-Bukhari (tradition of the Prophet) divided into twenty portions intended to be read each day after prayers in the great mosque of Sfax. 15th century". Provenance: Former French private collection Then to the current owner, acquired in the 1990s Al-Bukhari (d.870): Sahih Maghreb, Muharram 861 H/ November 1456
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11/13/2024
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