Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, copied by Hajji Abu Bakr Rachid, a pupil of Hajji Muhammad al-Rushdi, with two illustrations of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1264/AD 1840-41 Arabic manuscript on paper, 106 leaves, 11 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink with significant words in red, gold roundels between verses, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords and other marginal notes, one illuminated headpiece, and other headings, in the rococo style, two naturalistic depictions in colours and gold of the cities of Mecca and Medina, dark red morocco gilt with stylised floral sprays, doublures of orange paper with painted floral sprays in rococo style 145 x 103 mm. Footnotes: Provenance By repute (according to a typewritten label in French on the front endpaper, also containing details of the scribe and date), the manuscript was purchased in Damascus by the Emir Abd al-Karim, son of the Emir Selim, son of Sultan Abdulhamid (reg. 1876-1909), after the collapse of the Ottoman dynasty (1924). This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com