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292 - The Wonder of the Holy Cities, Tuhfet'ül-Haremeyn, by Yusuf …
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The Wonder of the Holy Cities, Tuhfet'ül-Haremeyn, by Yusuf Nabi, Ottoman, copied by al-Hajj Mehmed Efendi Katib and dated 1085H./1674-75 Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper. 19 lines per page in black ink in Turkish naskh. Colophon signed by the scribe and dated. Owners' stamps. Bound in supple leather (Minor accidents, numerous stains, wetness and folds, a few pages unbound, not collated). 21 x 16.5 cm Provenance: Bibliothèque orientaliste Maisonneuve, Paris This text, Tuhfet'ül-Haremeyn, by the Turkish poet Yûsuf Nâbî (1640-1712), recounts his journey to Mecca and Medina and begins with a description of the mosques, libraries and their riches.
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About the sale BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS - FROM THE LIBRARY C. MAISONNEUVE
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Auction time 06/04/2026 at 2:15 PM
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