Theological material in Nastaliq, for serious rather than ornamental use, Iraq, early 1800's
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"3 islamic manuscripts 2 in arabic and 1 in persian. All of them are in
the same handwritten book. Written in black and red Nastalik script. The subjects
are about islamic theology and about hanafît interpretation. Calligraphy
of the text : In refined black nastalik 487 written pages. Binding: green hardcover
binding in Ottoman style stamped and tooled with red colour."