Caption

Arabic manuscript grammatical treatises, unknown author/calligrapher; provenance notes; Islamic/Indian art; manuscript with painting and calligraphy in Arabic; 250 pages including seven decorative pages and eight loose scraps; leather binding with an openwork medallion on the inside; 18th century, India place of origin?; book; 24 cm high, 16 cm wide, 4 cm thick., A rectangular ornate manuscript page with a patterned decorative band along the top featuring an interlaced geometric motif in blue, red, and gold, followed by a narrower horizontal floral border with green, pink, purple, and gold accents; the main body contains dense black ink handwriting arranged in lines across a beige, aged paper background with occasional darker ink smudges and small areas of red ink; the page is framed by several inner borders in blue, red, green, and gold, and the paper shows signs of wear with faint stains and slightly darker edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_297

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Rights managed

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20.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 6.8in x 11.8in / 2044 x 3543 (300dpi)

Keywords

Arabic manuscript grammatical treatises unknown author calligrapher provenance notes Islamic Indian art manuscript painting calligraphy Arabic 250 pages seven decorative pages eight loose scraps leather binding openwork medallion inside 18th century India place origin book 24 cm high 16 cm wide 4 cm thick rectangular ornate manuscript page patterned decorative band top featuring interlaced geometric motif blue red gold followed narrower horizontal floral border green pink purple gold accents main body contains dense black ink handwriting arranged lines across beige aged paper background occasional darker ink smudges small areas red ink page framed several inner borders paper signs wear faint stains slightly edges.