Lot 540 AN OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT: SUMMARY OF THE RITUALS OF HAJJ, WRITTEN BY SHEIKH AL-JALIL MUHAMMAD AMIN AL-RAFAQI AND DATED 1208 AH/1792 AD

An Arabic and Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, consisting of 40 folios, with each page featuring 9 lines of text. The text is written in black Naskh script, with titles in red ink. Gold roundels are used as markers, and the manuscript is ruled with gold borders. The opening bifolio is adorned with gold and polychrome decoration. The last page is signed: "Written by Sheikh Al-Jalil Muhammad Amin Al-Rafaqi, student of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Kashif Hawaja, in 1208 AH/1792 AD." The manuscript is housed in its original leather binding and measures 8 by 10 cm.