Extent: 227 leaves : paper ; 295 x 208 (230 x 140) mm bound to 295 x 225 mm.
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Ms. codex. Title from introduction (f. 8v). Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left. 10 blank leaves at beginning and end of volume. Layout: 34 long lines; frame-ruled. Poetry set in two columns. Script: Written in maghribi in dark brown ink; pointed, partially vocalized. Decoration: Rubrications in red. Poetry bordered by red and black dots. Binding: Bound in brown leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II). Red embossed onlays for central mandorla and two pendants on the vertical axis with coordinating onlay on flap; blind-stamped frame. Ten leaves of machine made paper added to either end. Origin: Item is not dated, perhaps copied in the 17th or 18th century. Watermarks: Three watermarks. In the upper corner, three initials in a triangle formation, A and G centered over C. Centrally placed, a complete horse with two straps around its body and ribbons in its mane. In the lower corner, a small set of scales.
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