كتاب محمدية [Muhammediye]

New edition from the rare Ottoman presses in 1888. Printed in the calligraphy of Mustafa Nazif Efendi. 77 engravings, including 4 full-page, with numerous half-page ornaments and headpieces.

Contemporary Ottoman binding (buffalo or gazelle) in full leather with reddish-brown flap. Flat spine, renewed in the 20th century. Boards elaborately decorated with large framing panels of scrolls and flowers. Central medallion. Part of the upper board restored. Flap with small losses at headcaps and rubbing. Flap uniformly darkened to brown. Endpapers renewed. Paper in perfect condition.

A very popular Ottoman didactic poem on the life of the Prophet Muhammad composed in the 15th century. It enjoyed wide success as far as Russia and was several times the subject of commentary. This general treatise on Islam deals primarily with the life of Muhammad, but also the first caliphs, Creation, and the Last Judgment, reflecting a Sunnism imbued with Sufism.