Two works of Islamic jurisprudence, Ottoman Empire, 18th - 2 - Lot 237

Two works of Islamic jurisprudence, Ottoman Empire, 18th - 20th centuries - Kitab al-Ustuwani, Ustuwani Mehmet Efendi, manuscript on paper of thirteen lines per page in cursive Arabic, in black and red inks. Frontispiece illuminated in gold and polychrome with a floral lambrequin beneath poly-lobed arcatures and preceded by a summary. Colophon giving title, date of rabi al-awwal 1161 H/ February 1748. Bound in garnet-red leather with embossed decoration of a medallion with appendices and four spandrels trimmed with scrolls highlighted in gold. 20 x 14.3 cm; one binding plate missing, binding detached, wetness, wormholes; - Kitab Rahmat al-Ama wal Ikhtilaq, Mulana Qadi al-Qadah Sadr, manuscript on paper of nineteen lines per page in black and red inks. Colophon giving the date Yaoum al-Ahad Muharram 1122H/ March 1710 and the name of the copyist Salim / Hussein al-Jazari. Bound in brown morocco flap with embossed decoration of a medallion decorated with foliage. 20.9 x 16 cm; as is. - Commentary on a code of Ottoman laws Durar al-Hukkam: sharh majallat al-Hakam by Ali Haydar, 21 lines per page, in various parts. Bound in garnet-red textile with embossed decoration of a crescent moon embracing a 5-pointed star. 19.5 x 14 cm; slight damage, some foxing. - Also included are issues 537 to 588 (years 1307-1308) of the Jaridat Mahakim, the Gazette des Tribunaux, printed in 1290 H/1873, bound in a western binding with black leather corners and spine, ribbed and titled in gold lettering. 27.7 x 20 cm; good condition. 2 Ottoman Islamic Case Law Texts, 18th - 20th centuries