Manuscript Islamic Prayerbook, 19th century

Updated September 24, 2026

Lot number41
Estimate500.00 - 800.00 USD
AuctionFall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera
DateOctober 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT
Auction houseQuinn's Auction Galleries
LocationFalls Church, Virginia

[ISLAMIC MANUSCRIPT.] Manuscript prayer book, 237 leaves, [North Africa, likely 19th century], written in Arabic in Maghhribi script, 175 x 270 mm, title and facing page illuminated in red and orange carpet page motif with floral scrolls, 15 lines per page, in black ink with orange roundel verse markers and red diacritic and vowell points, several large roundels in margins and occasional marginal notes in red, text within gold, red, and black borders, bound in later paneled red morocco. Condition Opening leaves soiled and edgeworn, old dampstaining, occasional marginal losses to leaves, insect damage to cover.

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