Emile Laoust (1876-1952) was a linguist specializing in the Berber dialects of North Africa, who devoted his career to collecting, while traveling from Egypt to Morocco, the cultural elements of an or[...]
Handwritten page in Nastaliq calligraphy - Safavid Persia or Mughal India, 16th-18th century. The page features high-quality Nastaliq calligraphy on both sides and an illustration on the front. Framed[...]
Saadi's Gulistan - Persian Poetry ManuscriptIncomplete manuscript written at two different times, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Manuscript copied by the scribe Mohamed Fayegh ibn Mohamed Layesh from[...]
Book by Jean Besancenot* "Arab and Berber Jewelry from Morocco", Editions de la Cigogne Casablanca, 1953. 40 plates including 193 models of Jewelry, Drawn and commented by Jean Besancenot, (Folklorist[...]
Tale by Pierre Loti published by the bimonthly magazine L'Algérie Artistique et Pittoresque in 1890 in the form of sheets decorated with photographic plates. These sheets are brought together here in [...]
"The Book of the Thousand and One Nights". 8 Volumes with High Gilded Edges Richly Illustrated. Good condition of conservation of the whole. Wear of use. Browned pages. CollectionShipping by Colissimo[...]
IRAN, Qajar Art, 19th century Rectangular plate (binding plate) in painted and lacquered papier maché (crackles) decorated with a palace scene. Framed.
Several authors. UPDATING AND CURIOUS LETTERS WRITTEN FROM THE FOREIGN MISSIONS NEW EDITION, DECORATED WITH FIFTY BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS lyon. J. Vernare Librairel, Cabin and C.ª Libraires 1819 In 8º (2[...]
Writing on parchment painted in red and black. The characters appear to be Coptic. A stylized face appears in a square with geometric designs. Ancient. A specialist will be able to determine the exact[...]
Illumination painted on paper, framed under glass, finely illustrated with oriental motifs and scenes, decorated with fine gold, inspired by the Persian poet Saadi. Signed and dedicated by the hand of[...]
Koran Manuscript on colophon paper dated 1229 AH / 1814 AD Art Kadjar IRAN
Beautiful period binding in painted and lacquered papier maché with polychrome floral decoration on a dark red background.
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MM. C. Leynadier and G. Clausel. History of French Algeria, preceded by an Introduction on Carthaginian, Roman, Arab and Turkish dominions, followed by a historical summary on the Empire of Morocco.[...]
Illustrations by Henry PONTOY, long handwritten dedication of the author dated 1939 Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1932, in-4 paperback. Illustrated 12 out of text by Henri Pontoy. Numbered copy on Vélin de [...]
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