A SAFAVID QUR'AN Safavid Iran, second half of the 16th...
A SAFAVID QUR'AN
Safavid Iran, second half of the 16th century
Arabic text on paper, composed of 333 leaves, 12 lines to the page, written in black naskh script; inner margins ruled with a gilt fillet; gilded rosettes as verse markers; marginal medallions marking hizb, nisf and juzʾ; titles finely illuminated within gilded reserves against cobalt-blue cartouches; different hands throughout, with later additions probably made to replace missing leaves; contemporary tooled brown leather binding with flap, with a gilt medallion containing cloudbands, framed by cartouches, ownership inscription in the last page dated 1010 AH (1602 AD).
27.5cm x 18cm
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
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A SAFAVID QUR'AN
Safavid Iran, second half of the 16th century
Arabic text on paper, composed of 333 leaves, 12 lines to the page, written in black naskh script; inner margins ruled with a gilt fillet; gilded rosettes as verse markers; marginal medallions marking hizb, nisf and juzʾ; titles finely illuminated within gilded reserves against cobalt-blue cartouches; different hands throughout, with later additions probably made to replace missing leaves; contemporary tooled brown leather binding with flap, with a gilt medallion containing cloudbands, framed by cartouches, ownership inscription in the last page dated 1010 AH (1602 AD).
27.5cm x 18cm
Provenance:
The collection of Georges Antaki.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
