An illuminated Qur'an, copied by al-Sayyid al-Hajj Wali al-Hamidi, known as Veli Hamidi, a pupil of Sayyid Mustafa al-Wahbi, Ottoman Turkey, in the city of Sanduqi (perhaps Sandikli in Afyonkarahisar), dated AH 1234/AD 1818-19
Arabic manuscript on paper, 301 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and black, gilt roundels decorated with blue and red dots between verses, inner margins ruled in red and gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, illuminated devices, one double-page frontispiece in colours and gold, edges frayed, slightly soiled, purple morocco gilt, rebacked, doublures of marbled paper, patterned cloth case
195 x 150 mm.
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Arabic manuscript on paper, 301 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and black, gilt roundels decorated with blue and red dots between verses, inner margins ruled in red and gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, illuminated devices, one double-page frontispiece in colours and gold, edges frayed, slightly soiled, purple morocco gilt, rebacked, doublures of marbled paper, patterned cloth case
195 x 150 mm.
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