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ISLAMIC HISTORY BOOK – HISTORY OF DAMASCUS VOL. 2 – ANNOTATED BY ABDULQADIR BIN AHMAD AL-MAQDISI

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This important manuscript is the second volume of the monumental History of Damascus, compiled and richly annotated by the noble Sheikh Abdulqadir bin Ahmad bin Badran al-Maqdisi al-Dimashqi. Written in clear black script with key sections and names rubricated in red, the text is densely laid out across the folios, with marginal notes providing scholarly commentary and cross-references.


Bound in a later dark brown leather binding with blind-stamped medallion and corner motifs, the work demonstrates the enduring scholarly tradition of Damascus, one of the most important centers of Islamic intellectual life.

27.5 x 18cm