AN IMPORTANT ILLUMINATED PRAYER SCROLL, TURKEY, OTTOMAN, 15TH CENTURY

AN IMPORTANT ILLUMINATED PRAYER SCROLL, TURKEY, OTTOMAN, 15TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper backed on silk, written in naskh, thuluth and muhaqqaq in various colours

730 by 12.2cm. approx.

Condition Report:
In overall good condition, some smudges and stains, the scroll has been backed on green silk its margins consolidated, minor restorations, as viewed.

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