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[ISLAMIC - ART]
[In Arabic]
A nineteenth-century book printed in Arabic primarily about hunting and the pastimes of men of power and wealth: with vivid colour illustrations, all heightened in gilt and lovely floral border embellishments.
- Published
- 19th century?
- Plates
- 11
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- 19th century?
- Ref
- 21
8vo. In limp burgundy stained covers with ten beautiful, highly (hand) coloured plates with decoration to the margins throughout, plus a page of text with some colour. Some water staining to plates and text, some minor burn or scorch marks to lower corners of some pages of text. Some simple repairs have been undertaken at some stage. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page? 2. Two men conversing with a man kneeling behind them outside a tent. 3. Three men, one on horseback, hunting a Tiger. 4. A man of wealth, on horseback, with two servants, one leading, the behind with an umbrella. 5. Two men on horseback playing polo. A man stumbles in the foreground. 6. Men on foot and horseback hunting deer. 7. As above. 8. Two men, one on foot and one on horseback have come to see a seated man in his tent. 9. Two men on horseback playing polo. 10. Two men seated and conversing in a tent, another is seen bringing a leopard (or similar) on a leash. 11. Three men, two on foot and some on horseback, hunting a leopard (?) and a deer.