Extent: 347 leaves : paper ; 243 x 136 (178 x 72) mm. bound to 243 x 144 mm.
Note:
Ms. codex. Title supplied by the cataloger. Completed in Rabīʻ al-Awwal 1157 (1744), by Biçakçıʹzade Ali -- colophon (fol. 347a). 29 lines per page. Written in a casual small nastaʻlīq in black ink with use of red for rubrication. Text is written within a single line frame in red ink, with margins (214 x 120 mm) also outlined in red ink. On ff. 11b and 12a both the text frame and the margins are in gold leaf outlined in black ink, and fol. 11b also has an illuminated head piece in gold leaf with red, blue, green and... An ownership stamp in the name of Abduh Seyyid Ahmet on fol. 1a. Originally acquired by Robert Garrett from Abraham Shalom Yahuda ; 1942. Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda.
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