MANUSCRIPTS -- SHARH AL-'ASHMÂWIYYA (Commentary on al-'Ashmâwî's Mukhtasar fî al-Fiqh). North Africa, late 18th-early 19th c. Approx. 200 lvs., 21 lines per page. A neat North African manuscript on fine handmade paper, copied in a fine Maghribi hand, rubricated throughout. Dimensions: 20x15 cm; written area 14,5x9 cm. Brown leather bind. w. flap & blue marbled paper on sides. (A bit wormholed, else fine).
One of the cornerstone texts of Maliki jurisprudence.€ 600