Ibn Muḥammad Saʿīd Ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAlī - Safavid Middle-East...

An attractive and substantial Safavid-period manuscript containing prayers, devotional texts and a remarkable section devoted to talismanic knowledge. Written in both Persian and Arabic, the manuscript is arranged in ten chapters and includes a detailed table of contents. One particularly fascinating section contains a variety of talismanic diagrams, numerical and letter-based codes, magic squares and tables associated with the traditional occult sciences of the Islamic world. The manuscript is written in a refined and highly accomplished hand. Numerous carefully written marginal annotations appear throughout the volume, adding considerable scholarly and historical interest. The manuscript is dated 1105 AH, corresponding to 1693–1694 CE, during the Safavid period. It comprises approximately 300 handwritten pages and retains its handsome red tooled-leather binding, decorated with stamped floral and geometric motifs. The text block is firmly and skilfully bound, reflecting the high quality of its traditional craftsmanship. Dimensions: approximately 18.5 × 9.5 cm Languages: Persian and Arabic Date: 1105 AH / 1693–1694 CE Period: Safavid Number of pages: approximately 300 Binding: red tooled leather with stamped decoration Contents: prayers and devotional texts arranged in ten chapters, together with talismanic diagrams, coded tables and extensive marginal annotations.

Estimate:£465.97

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