Juz of an Ottoman 30-part Qur'an, Turkey 16th century, Arabic manuscript on...
Juz of an Ottoman 30-part Qur'an,
Turkey 16th century,
Arabic manuscript on paper, 28ff., written entirely in gold, with 7ll. of gold naskh script per page outlined in black, fully vocalised, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, opening folio with polychrome and gold illuminated headpiece, some marginal restoration, in modern brown leather binding with flap, folio 27.2 x 19.2cm.
Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s
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Juz of an Ottoman 30-part Qur'an,
Turkey 16th century,
Arabic manuscript on paper, 28ff., written entirely in gold, with 7ll. of gold naskh script per page outlined in black, fully vocalised, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, opening folio with polychrome and gold illuminated headpiece, some marginal restoration, in modern brown leather binding with flap, folio 27.2 x 19.2cm.
Provenance: Private London collection acquired in the 1960s-80s