Al-Jazuli, Dala'il al-Khayrat wa shawariq al-anwar, prayers in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, with two diagrams of the holy tombs in Mecca and Medina, copied by Muhammad al-Qunawi, a pupil of Husain Efendi, better known as Husni Ottoman, provincial, 19th Century


Arabic manuscript on watermarked paper, 115 leaves, 11 lines to the page written in nakshi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, verses marked with gold roundels with blue dots, the word allahuma picked out in red, inner margins ruled in gold and black, two illuminated headpieces and chapter headings in colours and gold, occasional illuminated marginal devices, two illuminated schematic diagrams of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, red morocco with gilt-stamped central medallions and cornerpieces, rebacked 154 x 108 mm.