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Qur'an
Ottoman, AH 1276/1859-60 AD
manuscript on paper, 300ff. plus three flyleaves, each with 15ll. of neat black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels outlined in black between verses, gold margin between black rules, red outer rule, sura headings in white naskh on gold cartouches within gold and polychrome floral panels, some with black naskh inserts, marginal floral motifs marking the juz' and sijda, marginal words and letters in black and red, illuminated opening double folio with large predominately pink and purple floral medallion surrounding the text on gold ground, final page signed at the bottom by al-Sayyed Hafiz Ali al-Arif al-Irfani and dated '1276' within an illuminated panel, green morocco binding with gold scrolling decoration, in a brown morocco slip case decorated in two colour gold floral sprays
folio 5¼ x 3¼in, (13.4 x 8.3cm.)
text 3½ x 2in. (8.8 x 5.1cm.)
Ottoman, AH 1276/1859-60 AD
manuscript on paper, 300ff. plus three flyleaves, each with 15ll. of neat black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels outlined in black between verses, gold margin between black rules, red outer rule, sura headings in white naskh on gold cartouches within gold and polychrome floral panels, some with black naskh inserts, marginal floral motifs marking the juz' and sijda, marginal words and letters in black and red, illuminated opening double folio with large predominately pink and purple floral medallion surrounding the text on gold ground, final page signed at the bottom by al-Sayyed Hafiz Ali al-Arif al-Irfani and dated '1276' within an illuminated panel, green morocco binding with gold scrolling decoration, in a brown morocco slip case decorated in two colour gold floral sprays
folio 5¼ x 3¼in, (13.4 x 8.3cm.)
text 3½ x 2in. (8.8 x 5.1cm.)