Imam al-Busiri (d. 1296-97 AD): Qasida al-Burda, signed Sadiq bin Yusuf of Sian, China, dated 1010AH/1601-2AD, 87ff., Arabic manuscript with interlinear translation, with 5ll. of black Rayani style script per page, diacritical marks in black, copious notes, the ‘Poem of the Mantle’, a celebrated ode to the Prophet Muhammad, colophon stating that this was copied in Xi’an in AH 1010 by Sadiq bin Yusuf, in restored Chinese morocco, folio 32 x 21.5cm. Please refer to department for condition report