AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN Ottoman Turkey, 19th century Arabic...
AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN
Ottoman Turkey, 19th century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 307ff., plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll., in black naskh script, text markings in gold rosettes, page markings and sura headings in red ink, juz’ markings in blue and orange medallions, opening bifolio with provincial-style illumination in gold and polychromes, catchwords, rebound in dark blind-tooled flapped leather, the text panel 13.5cm x 7.5cm and the folio 20cm x 13cm.
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AN OTTOMAN QUR'AN
Ottoman Turkey, 19th century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 307ff., plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll., in black naskh script, text markings in gold rosettes, page markings and sura headings in red ink, juz’ markings in blue and orange medallions, opening bifolio with provincial-style illumination in gold and polychromes, catchwords, rebound in dark blind-tooled flapped leather, the text panel 13.5cm x 7.5cm and the folio 20cm x 13cm.
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