AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN QURAN, TURKEY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, 21lines to each page, written in bold black naskh script within a double gilt border. A complete Quran, surah headings in red thuluth script on within gilt cartouches, two opening biofolia with striking blue and gilt decoration framing 6ll. on clouds reserved against a gold ground.The following two pages and the last two with text in clouds and gilt floral sprays decorated margins. Gold verse markers with gilt occasional floral marginal markers indicating " Hizb and Juz ". In gilt black morocco binding decorated with golden palmettes. 6.5 by 10 cm.