Lot no. 103
Collection of Odes by Sheikh Zakaiy, revered master of the Halvati Sufi brotherhood
Ink, polychrome pigments and gold on paper, bound in stamped and gilded green leather.
Turkey, early 19th century, Ottoman Empire
H. 21 cm - W. 14 cm - D. 1 cm AR
This collection opens with an illuminated frontispiece decorated with scrolls of floral motifs on a gold background. Most of the text, written in black and red ink, is set in a tangle of cartouches bordered by gold fillets. The body of the text includes memorial dates from 1209 AH to 1227 AH.
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Arts of the Middle East and the Mediterranean
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