Imam Muhammad al-Jazuli (c. 1404-1465): Dala'il al-Khayrat, luxurious manuscript in large format in leather folder, 20th C.

Dim.: 103 x 77 cm (each double page)
Dim.: 77,5 x 54 cm (the closed folder)

Copied after the handwriting of Professor Al-Hafiz Othman, this luxurious manuscript is executed in elegant black Naskh script.
The writing is heightened with fine floral combinations and arrangements as well as gilt divisions.
It includes distinctive detailed illustrations of Makkah and Madinah, the books of the names of God Almighty and the names of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
The whole is mounted in a decorated lacquered leather folder.