A large calligraphic composition comprising four panels in thuluth script, copied by 'Abd al-Hamid Ottoman Turkey, dated AH 1313/AD 1895-96 Arabic manuscript on paper, four panels each with a single line of text written in thuluth script in black ink on a buff ground, inner borders with stylised floral motifs in gold on a black ground, two further smaller text cartouches above and below, cornerpieces in rococo style in gold on a black ground 375 x 680 mm. Footnotes: Provenance The Shakerine Collection. The text consists of a hadith of the Prophet. The scribe is unidentified. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com