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Language: Arabic

Date: Hijri calendar (circa 1060); Gregorian calendar (circa 1650 AD)

UK Special Collections Arabic Script Codex #13

This is a work of instructional Islamic guidance on daily religious and social life, including themes of worship, commerce, and social interactions, written by Al-Hanafi Muhammad Ala Al-Deen Ibn Al-Shaykh Ali Haskafi. This 27 cm manuscript features a brown leather cover flap with embossed medallion and gilt floral sheaths on its front and back covers.

Curation Date

10-2014

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Special Collections Research Center, University of Kentucky Libraries

Keywords

Middle East, Calligraphic manuscripts, Durr-ul-Mukhtar

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