Arabic manuscript on paper, 243 leaves plus 2 flyleaves, 10 lines to the page, written in Maghribi script in black ink, certain words picked out in red and blue, headings in colours and gold with stylised palmettes extending into the margin, ruled in red and blue, containing two diagrams, one of the tombs of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, the other of the Prophet’s minbar, brown morocco binding with flap, in a brown morocco case

In generally good condition, the margins are clean with very occasional marks, the headings and diagrams clean with only minor smudges as visible in the catalogue. As viewed.
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