ISLAMIC ART HAMMER AUCTION 18 NOVEMBER 2025 | Nov 18, 2025
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Lot 155
A COMPLETE BOOK ABOUT MUSIC, POSSIBLY EGYPT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A COMPLETE BOOK ABOUT MUSIC, POSSIBLY EGYPT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY A COMPLETE BOOK ABOUT MUSIC, POSSIBLY EGYPT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Lot 155 A COMPLETE BOOK ABOUT MUSIC, POSSIBLY EGYPT, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Reference: ART3001380

Arabic script consisting of 9 leaves, mainly about the Arabic Maqams which is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arabic music.
The word maqam in Arabic means place, location or position. It is a technique of improvisation that defines the pitches, patterns, and development of a piece of music and which is unique to Arabian art music, with one circular illustration written with all the music notes, and one schedule explaining the psychology in connection to music.
22 by 17 cm.

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