Islamic Moroccan Prayer Book
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Description
19th century AD. A portable leather-bound prayer book of circa 300 folios bearing ten lines of cursive maghribi script per page in sepia ink, key words highlighted in blue and red ink, a number of folios featuring polychrome illumination and magic squares inscribed with magic numbers; endpapers with manuscript annotations; blind stamped and tooled decorative binding comprising an intricate border and central floral panel with folding closure. 213 grams, 11.2cm (4 1/4"). Ex central London gallery; formerly with Bloomsbury Auctions, 9 July 2009, lot 30; accompanied by a collector's catalogue information page. A portable prayer book suitable for use as a pilgrim's travelling accessory for a journey to Mecca to perform hajj. The magic squares suggest an additional amuletic function, warding off evil. The style and execution of the binding, script and illuminated pages suggest a North African origin. [No Reserve]
Condition
Text block sound and clean, endpapers worn; binding good with slight separation at hinges.
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Islamic Moroccan Prayer Book
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