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SIGNED AHMAD AL-SHARIFI AL-ISBARTAWI KNOWN AS 'ALIMZADEH, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1259/1843-4 AD

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QUR'AN
SIGNED AHMAD AL-SHARIFI AL-ISBARTAWI KNOWN AS 'ALIMZADEH, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1259/1843-4 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 305ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script within illuminated cartouches, text within gold and polychrome rules, with illuminated marginal medallions, opening bifolio heavily illuminated, text followed by prayers, colophon signed and dated and stating that the scribe is a pupil of Hafiz Khalil al-Hifzi known as Yunis zadeh, in gilt and stamped maroon morocco binding with flap
Text panel 4¾ x 2 3/8in. (12.1 x 6.1cm.); folio 7 5/8 x 4 7/8in. (19.2 x 12.3cm.)

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