Lot 213: A Framed Islamic Esoteric Manuscript, 19th/20th Century

This framed item presents an Islamic manuscript characterized by a highly intricate, grid-based design executed in dark brown or reddish-brown ink. The central element is a large rectangular grid densely filled with Eastern Arabic numerals, surrounded by panels of calligraphic Arabic script and numerous smaller square grids, often presented within circular motifs, also containing numbers and text. The script style appears to be Naskh, with visible phrases such as "…what it contains and includes of comprehensive and partial benefits, and mentions what is in it of clear experiences and noble properties…" (ومَا احتواه وادخل فيه من الفوائد الكلية والجزئية وذكر ما فيه من المجربات الواضحة والخواص الشريفة), indicating a potential astrological, magical, or mathematical/esoteric function.

With frame: Approximately 70 x 70cm