A small illuminated Qur'an, probably Ottoman Turkey, dated 26th Muharram 1219/6th May 1804

A small illuminated Qur'an
probably Ottoman Turkey, dated 26th Muharram 1219/6th May 1804
Arabic manuscript on paper, 192 leaves, 19 lines to the page written in ghubari script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and black, small red roundels between verses, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords, outer borders richly decorated with intertwining vegetal motifs in gold, sura headings picked out in larger naskhi script in red ink, one double-page illuminated frontispiece in colours and gold, small areas of smudging to text, brown morocco gilt with covers of patterned cloth, some staining, faded
81 x 53 mm.