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Islamic principles leaf, 1277
Item — Box 2: Series 1500.019; Series 1500.019.2; Series 1500.019.3 [Barcode: 000021852251], Folder: 34
Identifier: 1500.019.2.034
Scope and Contents
Leaf from a book of Islamic principles according to Shafi'i beliefs written by El Sharkaway Aly El Tahrir. On machine-made paper.
Dates:
1277
Koran leaf, circa 1207
Item — Box 2: Series 1500.019; Series 1500.019.2; Series 1500.019.3 [Barcode: 000021852251], Folder: 1
Identifier: 1500.019.2.001
Scope and Contents
The writer spent 22 years of his life working on the book from which this leaf came. Almost every color is used in addition to solid gold leaf. He finished his work at 4:00 pm in the afternoon, March 22, 1207. The red lettering is in Persian, and the black words are Arabic. The book was found in Tehran, Iran in 1952 by Stanley S. Slotkin, and before disassembly was appraised for $25,000.
Dates:
circa 1207