An imperial calendar made for Sultan Abdulmecid I (r.1839-61), drafted by Mehmet Sadullah, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1260 AH/1844 AD

Ottoman manuscript on paper, 14 leaves, 24 lines to the page, written in naskh script in black ink, keywords in red, headings in green and orange, with 14 later painted panels in gouache heightened with gold, in lacquer binding decorated with floral motifs

27.5 by 19cm.