$300
Manuscript on Paper, Ottoman Turkish, Istanbul, Record of a Waqf, 1818. Forty-six pages, ruled in brown with gilt accents, text written in brown and red ink, with signatures of the Waqf sprinkled in metallic powder while the ink was still wet; some paper repairs, pencil and other added annotations; bound in contemporary dark smooth gilt-tooled sheepskin, rebacked, with inner flap intact. Waqf-alal-aulad refers to a religious gift or endowment as defined by Islamic law, and is usually a school or other building or land donated by a charitable trust for religious or other humanitarian purposes. The gift itself is called mushrut-ul-khidmat , the person making the gift is the Waqf . The text of this small manuscript outlines the parameters of such a gift.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01
