Lot 729
Arabic Treatise. Circa 1700s. Hand written and decorated Arabic Treatise on grammar. Some 222 pages of the book are have been delicately adorned with watercolor, gilt accents and red and black colored ink. Each page features a central block of text, measuring 2 x 4" framed within a gold and green border. Surrounding the text, in the margins, are nine triangular sections adding textual commentary and addenda, which have been accented by red boarders. Several pages of conjugation tables and grammatical explanations are included, with handwritten notations throughout the book. Size: 4 x 6". Leather bound. Spine has been mended with tape, obvious wear from use, and toning. In good to very good condition.
Arabic is both an Asian and African language, spoken by roughly 208 million people. In addition, it is the liturgical language of about one billion Muslims throughout the world. This visually aesthetic book details the grammar of the language -- albeit in Arabic.
Estimated Value $375 - 500.
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