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Mamoun Sakkal

Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[914 to 1317, i.e. 1508 to 1900].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميه البومى,[914ه الى 1317ه، 1508م الى 1900م]., paragraph 19

Signature of illuminator on bottom center of border: Illuminated (dhahabbahu) by the poor Uthman Yamani 1317.
ذهبه الفقيرعثمان يمني ١٣١٧
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:51 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[914 to 1317, i.e. 1508 to 1900].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميه البومى,[914ه الى 1317ه، 1508م الى 1900م]., paragraph 18

Thuluth calligraphy used in lines 1, 5, 8, and 9. Naskh calligraphy used in remaining lines.
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:48 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[914 to 1317, i.e. 1508 to 1900].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميه البومى,[914ه الى 1317ه، 1508م الى 1900م]., paragraph 9

Arabic
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:46 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[914 to 1317, i.e. 1508 to 1900].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميه البومى,[914ه الى 1317ه، 1508م الى 1900م]., paragraph 4

Calligraphy dated 1283 AH/ 1866 CE on top left side. Illumination dated 1317 AH/ 1899 CE on bottom center.
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:45 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[914 to 1317, i.e. 1508 to 1900].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميه البومى,[914ه الى 1317ه، 1508م الى 1900م]., paragraph 3

Calligrapher’s signature is on left side below Basmalah, al-Sayyed Muhammad Hilmi:
حرره السيد محمد حلمي سنة ١٢٨٣
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:43 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[1009 to 1211, i.e. 1600 to 1797].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميۀ البومى,[1009ه الى 1211ه، 1600م الى 1797م]., paragraph 3

The calligrapher is Muhammad Nuri [known as] Hafiz al-Qarlz (or Qirlz) Musa Afandi. His signature on the bottom line of the piece reads:
وانا العبد المذنب محمد نوري بحافظ القرلز موسى افندي زاد سنة ١١٩٣
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:34 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[1009 to 1211, i.e. 1600 to 1797].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميۀ البومى,[1009ه الى 1211ه، 1600م الى 1797م]., paragraph 9

Arabic
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:30 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[1009 to 1211, i.e. 1600 to 1797].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميۀ البومى,[1009ه الى 1211ه، 1600م الى 1797م]., paragraph 4

The calligrapher is Muhammad Nuri [known as] Hafiz al-Qarlz Musa Afandi. His signature on the bottom line of the piece reads:
وانا العبد المذنب محمد نوري بحافظ القرلز موسى افندي زاد سنة ١١٩٣
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:29 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[1009 to 1211, i.e. 1600 to 1797].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميۀ البومى,[1009ه الى 1211ه، 1600م الى 1797م]., whole page

Fine calligraphic piece ( kit’a قطعة ) in Arabic with one line in Thuluth, 3 lines in Naskh, and 2 lines in Ijaza.
Thuluth line reads:
وعنه طاعة النساء ندامة صدق
Naskh lines read:
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم . من ابتغى
القضاء وسأل وُكل الى نفسه ومن اُكره
انزل الله عليه ملكاً يسدده
Ijaza lines read:
لما صار صاحب هذه القطعة المرغوبة اعني به السيد على اشرف طول الله عمره
وانا العبد المذنب محمد نوري بحافظ القرلز موسى افندي زاد سنة ١١٩٣.
The calligrapher is Muhammad Nuri [known as] Hafiz al-Qarlz Musa Afandi. The date is 1193 AH/1779 CE.
The text contains two Hadith, one in Thuluth and one in Naskh.
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:26 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[1080 to 1323, i.e. 1669 to 1906].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميه البومى,[1080ه الى 1323ه، 1669م الى 1906م]., whole page

The seal is that of Muhammad Shah Qajar (1808-1848). The seal is identical to one on an illuminated firman dated 1252 AH/1836 CE and included in Sotheby’s auction of The Stewart Cary Welch Collection, Part One: Arts of the Islamic World, lot 58. Auction (L1127) held in London, 6 April 2011.
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Posted November 11, 2011  3:05 pm
Hutut-ı mütenevvia-yı İslamiye albümü,[1006 to 1259, i.e. 1597 to 1844].خطوط متنوعۀ اسلاميه البومى,[1006ه الى 1259ه، 1597م الى 1844م]., paragraph 3

Persian poetry in fine Nastaliq style calligraphy. Signed by Muhammad Zain al-’Abidin al-Hashimi
حرره المذنب محمد زين العابدين الهاشمي غفر له
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Posted November 11, 2011  2:46 pm