Consulter la cote et le prix de 19Th C. Ottoman Leatherbound Manuscript Of Islamic Text

Description : Near East / Northeastern Africa, Ottoman Empire, ca. 19th century CE. A fascinating leather-bound book containing dozens of laid-paper pages of Islamic text, inscribed in black and red Arabic script. The last few pages are oriented upside-down from the rest of the book. Some pages have watermarks of a crescent moon with a face in a shield - a motif first used by Egyptian papermakers in 1868, then adopted by Sudanese papermakers in 1870, and also popular amongst 19th century Italian papermakers who marketed their goods throughout the Ottoman Empire. Other pages have watermarks of Arabic scrip, which was typically used by Ottoman papermakers. Size: 10.6 L x 2.6 W x 14.5 H (26.9 cm x 6.6 cm x 36.8 cm) Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #169578
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Estimations(basse-haute) : 1400 USD-2100 USD 🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.

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