AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN MINIATURE OCTAGONAL QURAN, 18TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 18 lines to the page written in minute naskh script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, framed by red border, two illuminated double-page frontispiece with gold and blue decoration, the last page with due al-Khatm and dedication. In brown morocco binding, with silver case decorated with Quran verses in naskh script. Text: 2.8 by 2.8 cm. Folio: 3.5 by 3.5 cm.
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Arabic manuscript on paper, 18 lines to the page written in minute naskh script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, framed by red border, two illuminated double-page frontispiece with gold and blue decoration, the last page with due al-Khatm and dedication. In brown morocco binding, with silver case decorated with Quran verses in naskh script. Text: 2.8 by 2.8 cm. Folio: 3.5 by 3.5 cm.