Italian-Arabic Manuscript on Paper, 17th Century. Quarto, 138 pages, seven gatherings, each numbered in red ink at the foot on the verso of the last bifolium, all in ten leaves, except for the third gathering, which contains eleven leaves, the presence of a stub along with continuous paginations suggests a scribal cancel of the excised leaf; text in parallel Arabic and Italian on facing pages; last numbered text leaf is 135, followed by a short table; bound in contemporary Italian parchment, edges decorated in red with a sponge design, some worming, covers clean, contents subject to minor offsetting and bleeding from the iron oxide ink and the occasional spot, generally fresh, 7 1/2 x 5 in. The text consists of an exhaustive compendium of Italian Christian prayers translated into Arabic.
Italian-Arabic Manuscript on Paper, 17th Century. Quarto, 138 pages, seven gatherings, each numbered in red ink at the foot on the verso of the last bifolium, all in ten leaves, except for the third gathering, which contains eleven leaves, the presence of a stub along with continuous paginations suggests a scribal cancel of the excised leaf; text in parallel Arabic and Italian on facing pages; last numbered text leaf is 135, followed by a short table; bound in contemporary Italian parchment, edges decorated in red with a sponge design, some worming, covers clean, contents subject to minor offsetting and bleeding from the iron oxide ink and the occasional spot, generally fresh, 7 1/2 x 5 in. The text consists of an exhaustive compendium of Italian Christian prayers translated into Arabic.
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