An illuminated selection of Qur'an passages and prayers,

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An illuminated selection of Qur'an passages and prayers, Probably Sudan or possibly Ethiopia, Harar, Ethiopia, circa 1825, Surah 1 (al-Fatiha) to 17 (al-Isra'), Arabic manuscript on tre lune watermarked paper, 145ff., 3 fl., 13ll. of black Eastern Sudanese script to the page, undated ownership inscription of Taha ibn Yasin on front fly, the opening bi-folio's text, al-Fatiha v.1 to al-Isra. v.4, within black, ochre borders decorated with dotted roundels or hatched triangles, each verse ending marked with a pyramid of red roundels, marginal rectangular marker recalling the opening panels, black and red vocalisations, bound in dark brown leather bindings stamped with radiating and dotted lines, flyleaves with exercises, one line rubbed, reference number in pencil to last fly leaf, Folio 22 x 16.5cm.

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