AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN Edirne, Ottoman Turkey, signed Ibrahim...
AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN
Edirne, Ottoman Turkey, signed Ibrahim al Nameq Zadeh, dated 1239 AH (1823)
Arabic manuscript on paper, in black naskh script, 309ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 15ll., sura headings in white ink within gold cartouches, juz’ markings in gold and polychrome starbursts, gold text markings, red script markings, within gold, black, and red ruling, catchwords, the opening bifolio sumptuously illuminated in gold and polychromes, bordered by scrolling gold saz leaves, gilt decoration on ribs, red waxed paper paste-down endpapers and free endpapers, bound in tooled gilt calf, the text panel 10.8cm x 6.2cm and the folio 15.7cm x 9.8cm.
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AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN
Edirne, Ottoman Turkey, signed Ibrahim al Nameq Zadeh, dated 1239 AH (1823)
Arabic manuscript on paper, in black naskh script, 309ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 15ll., sura headings in white ink within gold cartouches, juz’ markings in gold and polychrome starbursts, gold text markings, red script markings, within gold, black, and red ruling, catchwords, the opening bifolio sumptuously illuminated in gold and polychromes, bordered by scrolling gold saz leaves, gilt decoration on ribs, red waxed paper paste-down endpapers and free endpapers, bound in tooled gilt calf, the text panel 10.8cm x 6.2cm and the folio 15.7cm x 9.8cm.
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