Lot 13•
Subhat Sibyan, poetry Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
2 April 2009, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
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Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
Ottoman Turkey, 18th Century
Ottoman Turkish manuscript on cream-coloured paper, 28 leaves, two blanks at beginning and end, 13 lines to the page written in one or two columns of elegant divani script in black ink, double intercolumnar rules in gold, inner margins ruled in black and gold, catchwords in wide outer borders, headings written in naskhi script in red ink on gold panels, one illuminated headpiece in black, red and gold, gatherings detached, corners rather thumbed, edges frayed, contemporary brown morocco, covers with stamped central medallions and cornerpieces of gilt paper onlay decorated with floral motifs, with flap, edges and spine worn
216 x 152 mm.
216 x 152 mm.