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Calligraphic booklet by the well-known Ottoman calligrapher Ali Vasfi الخطاط علي الوصفي
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Calligraphic booklet by the well-known Ottoman calligrapher Ali Vasfi الخطاط علي الوصفي

by Ali Vasfi

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Contemporary marbled paper
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22 x 15.5 cm. 50 p. Of Arabic text contains some Quranic Suras. Copied by the well-known Ottoman calligrapher Ali el Vasfi.
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Dala'il al khayrat, fine Ottoman manuscript
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Dala'il al khayrat, fine Ottoman manuscript

by Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Sulayman Ibn Abu Bakr Al-Jazuli Al-Simlali (D. 1465 AD.)

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Used - stained
Published
1849
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Arabic manuscript written by the Ottoman calligrapher Khalil el Rif'ati, student of Damad Ibrahim El Afif . Lavishly illuminated and illustrated with two miniatures of Mecca and Medina . Contemporary Ottoman bindinding . Signed : Seyit Halil Rif'ati Asitane-i Sumbuli min telamiz-i Ibrahim El Afif , min telamiz-i Ibrahim El Sevki, min telamiz-i İsmail Zuhdi . Dated 1265 AH. (AD.… Read more about this item
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Un-signed Muraqqa'a , Calligraphy Patch of an Ottoman Mawlawi calligrapher
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Un-signed Muraqqa'a , Calligraphy Patch of an Ottoman Mawlawi calligrapher

by An Ottoman Mawlawi calligrapher : Mehmed Zeki Dede el Mevlevi (1821 - 1881) , or Huseyin Sidki Dede elMevlevi (1824 - 1933)

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Used - Fine
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Fine
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Marbeled Classic Ottoman binding ruled in gold
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Fine example in Ta'liq script contains 11 sides of fine calligraphic patches tooled and sprinkled n gold, with ownership and stamp by a Mawlawi from Filibe called Huseyin Sidki el Mevlevi , whowas a mesnevihan in Mevlana Celal-ed Din el Rumi Mosque in Konya. In marbled contemporary binding tooled in gold, 30 x 20 cm. The ownership shows that the… Read more about this item
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AL Mizan ul Ma'louf fi wadh' il Kalimat wa l Hurouf ( The common palance in designing words and letters ) on Arabic calligraphy
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AL Mizan ul Ma'louf fi wadh' il Kalimat wa l Hurouf ( The common palance in designing words and letters ) on Arabic calligraphy

by Muhammad Efendi Munis zade b. Ibrahim Efendi Munis (the well-known Turkish Egyptian calligrapher d. about 1900 )

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first
Published
1867
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Facsimile of the first and only edition. 2, 96 p. of Arabic text on calligraphy art by Mehmed Munis zade, an Ottoman Turkish calligrapher lived in Cairo where he taught in the school of improving calligraphy since it's establishment. Printed by the order of Ismail Pasha, Khediv of Egypt in the lithiograph printing house of the Egyptian state.
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calligraphic panel by the Iraqi chief calligrapher, Hashim al Baghdadi (1917-1973)

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Verse no. 24, Surah Al-Israa. Signed Hashim Muhammad al Baghdadi, and dated 1363 AH. (1944). 26x20 cm. Black ink on paper, ruled in gold and fixed on marbled paper. Hashem al-Khattat was born in Baghdad in 1917. He started to learn Arabic calligraphy from an early age, and won a calligraphy Diploma from Mulla 'Ali al-Fadli in 1943. He continued… Read more about this item
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Calligraphic panel by Hafiz Osman in 1099 AH. (1688) and illustrated by Rikkat Kunt in 1364 AH. (1945)
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Calligraphic panel by Hafiz Osman in 1099 AH. (1688) and illustrated by Rikkat Kunt in 1364 AH. (1945)

by Ottoman art of Calligraphy

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22.5x18 cm. Text of Hadith: hardening of heart is a cause of satiety. Black ink on paper out-ruled in gold inside fine illustration signed in neat Ottoman Turkish script: Muzehhibesi Rikkat 1364, illustrated by Rikkat 1945. Rikkat Kunt (1903-1986) was an academic and illustration artist. Hâfiz Osman (1642-1698) was a Dervish and Islamic calligrapher, born in Istanbul. He was tutor… Read more about this item
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Calligraphic panel by Reis ul Hattatin (Chief Calligrapher) Ahmed Kamil Akdik  , consists of a part of Qasidat al Burda
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Calligraphic panel by Reis ul Hattatin (Chief Calligrapher) Ahmed Kamil Akdik , consists of a part of Qasidat al Burda

by Ottoman art of calligraphy

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32x25 cm. Thuluth and Naskhi in black ink on paper illustrated and fexed on illustrated paper in golden flworal shapes. Signed in wite ink in Thuluth: Katabahu al Hajj Kamil. Ahmed Kamil Akdik is one of the last great Ottoman calligraphers. Born in the Fındıklı neighborhood of Istanbul in 1861, Ahmed Kâmil displayed an interest in the art of calligraphy… Read more about this item
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Sulale-i Dvlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye - Chrornologie des Sultans Ottomans (Album of the Ottoman Sultans inscribed by the well-known İraqi calligrapher Mahdi al Jubouri)

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Sulale-i Dvlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye. 37 images of the Ottoman Sultans on 19 plates, includes 5 photographic of the Sultans; Adbdul Mejid, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Hamid İİ, Murad V, Mehmed Resad. The album was prepared before between 1908 and 1918 titled in French and Ottoman Turkish on the front cover, all plates are separated with tissue guards, each plate contains 2… Read more about this item
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Dirasa fi Tatawwur al Kitabat al Kufiyya 'ala al ahjar fi Misr fi al Quroun al Khamsa al oula li al Hijra (a study in development of the Kufic script on the stones in Egypt during the first five centuries of Hijra)

by Dr. Ibrahim Jum'aa

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1st Edition
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Original printer wrappers, many diagrams and photographic illus. Comprihensive study on the Kufic script during the first five centuries of al Hijra, with comparative study between its development in Egypt and the other parts of the Islamic world.
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Miniature Hiliye ( Describing Prophet Muhammad ) written by El Seyyid Suleyman el Vehbi d. after 1247 H )
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Miniature Hiliye ( Describing Prophet Muhammad ) written by El Seyyid Suleyman el Vehbi d. after 1247 H )

by Suleyman Vehbi Efendi ( Ottoman calligrapher )

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scarce miniature Hilye by an Ottoman calligrapher mainly came from Bursa in Turkey and lived in Bagdad. Only one work by Suleyman Vehbi was recorded by Ibn ul Emin Mahmud Kemal Inal ( Son Hattatlar p. 451 ) in Top Kapi Museum written in 1247 H. (1830 ). Also there is an example of the calligrapher student's; Halil Sukru in… Read more about this item
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AL Mizan ul Ma'louf fi wadh' il Kalimat wa l Hurouf ( The common palance in designing words and letters ) on Arabic calligraphy

by Muhammad Efendi Munis zade b. Ibrahim Efendi Munis (the well-known Turkish Egyptian calligrapher d. about 1900 )

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1st Edition
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2, 96 p. of Arabic text on calligraphy art by Mehmed Munis zade, an Ottoman Turkish calligrapher lived in Cairo where he taught in the school of improving calligraphy since it's establishment. Printed by the order of Ismail Pasha, Khediv of Egypt in the lithiograph printing house of the Egyptian state.
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Muhammad Hanefi Ibn Ali menkibesi ( Virtues of Muhammad b. al Hanafiyya b. Ali ) a fine copy by the weel-known calligrapher Abdul Kadir
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Muhammad Hanefi Ibn Ali menkibesi ( Virtues of Muhammad b. al Hanafiyya b. Ali ) a fine copy by the weel-known calligrapher Abdul Kadir

by Lesson in the Faculty of Turkish literature in Dar ul Funun

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Virtues of Muhammad b. al Hanafiyya b. Ali b. Abi Talib. The first work to be studied in Dar ul Funun ( Faculty of Literature ) in the section of Turkish Literature and History.10 pages by different scripts by the well-known Turkish calligrapher Seyyid Abdul Kadir Efendi. Abdulkadir Efendi Saynac (1881 - 1967) born in Kayseri, Turkey and came to… Read more about this item
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Kur'an fragment in Rayhani script from the 14th c.

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Handwritten. Good. No Binding. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seventeen leaves consist of an almost complete section "Juz'". Each page contains 15 lines of Rayhani script. Golden dots between verses, Sura headings and significant marginal words ('Ashr, Sajdah, Juz', Hizb) in gold. Seven pages with partial small later repairs. Fine calligraphic example, 21 x 15.5 cm .
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Large Ilkhanid Kur'an folio from the 13th or the 14th c.

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Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Possibly Anatolia, 42 x 31 cm. Nine lines of a mixed calligraphic style of large Muhaqqaq and Tumar scripts. Fine Calligraphic example. 0.
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Three Calligraphic panels in Kufic script by Yousuf Ahmad
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Three Calligraphic panels in Kufic script by Yousuf Ahmad

by Yousuf Ahmad (Yousef Ahmad), 1869-1942

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Published
1933
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1933 Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. Signed by Illustrator(s). (1) One calligraphic panel in Kufic script, signed; Y. Ahmad and dated 1351 AH. (1933 AD.). Gouache on thick paper, Islamic phrases constituted of three tile styles: Allahu Rabbi Haqqa (Allah is my Lord indeed).. al- Ka'batu Qiblati (Kaba is my Kiblah- direction).. al- Kur'an imami (Kuran is my leader). 110x39… Read more about this item
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Large Ilkhanid Kur'an folio from the 13th or the 14th c.

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Handwritten. Very Good. No Binding. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Possibly Anatolia, 42 x 31 cm. Nine lines of a mixed calligraphic style of large Muhaqqaq and Tumar scripts. Fine Calligraphic example. 0.
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ARABIC PALEOGRAPHY, A COLLECTION OF ARABIC TEXTS FROM THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE HIDJRA TILL THE YEAR 1000
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ARABIC PALEOGRAPHY, A COLLECTION OF ARABIC TEXTS FROM THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE HIDJRA TILL THE YEAR 1000

by B MORITZ

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Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1905
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Paperback
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Cairo: The Khedivial library, 1905 Book. Illus. by MAX JAFFE. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. SIX OLD DIGITAL COPY LEAVES: 1 TITLE LEAF, AND 5 TABLE OF PLATES. 188 FINE BLACK AND WHITE COLLOTYPE ON THICK PAPER BY MAX JAFFE, VIENNA. ALL TEXT LEAVES AND PLATES ARE LOOSE AS ISSUED AND… Read more about this item
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