A SHAMA'IL AL-MUHAMMADIYA BY AL TIRMIDHI (824 - 892 AD) Ottoman Turkey or Eastern provinces, early 19th century Descriptions and characteristics of the holy Prophet, Arabic manuscript on paper, 81ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of black ink naskh script, the opening folio illuminated in gold, blue, red, and black, text markings and chapter headings in red, catchwords, the text panel within burnished gold rules, in leather end-papers, within gilt, tooled flapped binding, re-bound and re-spined, the text panel 10.3cm x 5cm and the folio 14.5cm x 9.7cm.