A rare teaching Qur'an commissioned by the Mamluk Sultan Qaytbay (r.1468-96), copied by Khattab ibn 'Umar al-Danjawi, Egypt, probably Cairo, dated 890 AH/1485-86 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 505 leaves, 13 lines to the page, written in naskh script in black ink, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, marginal text markers and surah headings in gold thuluth script, each surah heading with a short commentary below in alternating red and blue naskh script, margins ruled in gold and blue, marginal commentary written diagonally in red and blue naskh script, the opening illuminated double page is a 19th century Ottoman replacement, an illuminated panel on f.491a with the colophon written in gold thuluth script, the last 14 leaves with an appendix, in original stamped and gilt brown morocco, with flap

22.2 by 16.5cm.

Condition Report:
In overall fair condition, scuffing to the edges of some folios, small losses to paper, some folios slightly trimmed, the opening illuminated double page is a 19th century replacement and has been laid down on later paper, areas of staining and water damage throughout, some repair visible to the back of the folio bearing the colophon, the pigments and illumination are strong, the text is clear and legible, the binding with some wear, as viewed.