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361 A qur’an juz, China, 17th century, with 5ll. of strong black naskh in Chinese style, opening bifolio with illuminated decoration of lotus flowers, and illuminated marginal decorations in the form of roundels and diamonds, similarly decorated bifolium to end, folio 26 x 19.5cm £300-500 + 27.6% BP*


362 A group of 5 qur’an juz, China, 18th century, with illuminated opening bifolium, all with 7ll. of black naskh script in a Chinese style, all in brown tooled leather bindings, each approx. 23 x 17cm. (5) £300-500 + 27.6% BP*


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363 Juz 10 of a qur’an, China, late 16th century, with 5ll. of black Rayhani script, with illuminated opening bifolium with floral and geometric decoration, a similarly decorated biofolio at end, the verse endings with gold rosettes, surah headings in gold ornamental script, the marginal decoration illuminated and colored, original tooled brown leather binding, 49ff., folio 29 x 19.5cm £400-600 + 27.6% BP*


364 Murshid al-labib ila Mu’asharat al-habib, a guide to sexual practices, North Africa, probably Egypt, 17th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 88 leaves, 19 lines to the page written in black naskhi script, titles and significant words picked out in red, margins ruled in red and black, catchwords in wide margins, browned, water staining affecting some areas of text, some repairs, red morocco gilt with stamped central medallions and onlay, rebacked, flap 27.2 x 17.4cm


Ownership inscription of Muhammad al-Shannawi ibn Abdul-Jawad al-Marhumi al-Shafi’. £700-900 + 27.6% BP*


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