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ABU ‘ALI YAHYA B. ‘ISA B. JAZLAH AL-BAGHDADI, KNOWN AS BEN GESLA (D.1099 AD), KITAB MINHAJ AL-BAYAN FI-MA YASTA’MILUHU AL-INSAN, ('A SYSTEMATIC EXPOSITION OF WHAT IS USED BY MAN'), MESOPOTAMIA OR WEST PERSIA, LATE 13TH/14TH CENTURY
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ABU ‘ALI YAHYA B. ‘ISA B. JAZLAH AL-BAGHDADI, KNOWN AS BEN GESLA (D.1099 AD), KITAB MINHAJ AL-BAYAN FI-MA YASTA’MILUHU AL-INSAN, ('A SYSTEMATIC EXPOSITION OF WHAT IS USED BY MAN'), MESOPOTAMIA OR WEST PERSIA, LATE 13TH/14TH CENTURYArabic manuscript on thick cream paper, 235 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, 21 lines to the page, written in naskh in black ink, important words and headings in red, babheadings in bold black, in a brown leather binding26.4 by 19cm.
Auction
Arts of the Islamic World
From Oct. 23, 2019 to Oct. 23, 2019 in London
STÉPHANE PENCRÉAC'H | LA MARCHE
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STÉPHANE PENCRÉAC'Hn. 1970LA MARCHEsigned, numbered 2/8 and marked boquel fd.bronzeExecuted in 2006, this work is number 2 from an edition of 8.35 x 35 x 20 cm ; 13 ¾ x 13 ¾ x 7 ⅞ in.[signé, numéroté 2/8 et porte la marque du fondeur boquel fd.bronzeExécutée en 2006, cette oeuvre est le numéro 2 d'une édition de 8 exemplaires.]
Auction
Contemporary Art Online | Paris
From May 25, 2020 to June 3, 2020 in Paris