Featuring over fifty lots of extremely rare texts from the 12th to the 19th century, the sale comprises a selection of manuscripts gathered by collector Georges Antaki over decades. Many were originally brought together in the library of the Syrian monk Paul Sbath (1887 - 1945), and cover a wide range of topics: religious texts of both Christian and Islamic interest, medicine, astrology, and popular fables.
Lot 44
A GRAMMATICAL COMMENTARY ON IBN AJARRUM'S AJURRUMIYYA Ottoman Syria, dated 1119 AH (1707 AD)
Unsold
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 45
A TREATISE ON ARABIC LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR Ottoman Lands, possibly Syria, 17th century
Unsold
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 47
AL-QAMUS AL-MUHIT WA’L QABAS AL-WASIT: ARABIC DICTIONARY Possibly Iran, 16th century
Unsold
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000