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OTTOMAN TURKEY, SHA'BAN AH 1 DECEMBER 1703-7 JANUARY 1704 AD
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QUR'AN
Ottoman Turkey, Sha'ban AH 1 December 1703-7 January 1704 AD
Manuscript on paper, 305ff. with 15ll. of black naskh, gold rosettes between verses, text outlined with gold, sura headings in white on gold illuminated panels, opening illuminated bifolium, illuminated marginal medallions marking juz divisions, final folio with colophon recording the completion of the Qur'an at the end of Sha'ban 1115 and signed by the scribe 'Abdallah known as the pupil of al-Hajj Abi Bakr Rashid Efendi, illuminated with floral panel, followed by two folios of prayers, original maroon morocco binding with flap with finely painted red and gold floral designs
Folio 7 3/8 x 4 5/8in. (18.7 x 11.6cm.)
Ottoman Turkey, Sha'ban AH 1 December 1703-7 January 1704 AD
Manuscript on paper, 305ff. with 15ll. of black naskh, gold rosettes between verses, text outlined with gold, sura headings in white on gold illuminated panels, opening illuminated bifolium, illuminated marginal medallions marking juz divisions, final folio with colophon recording the completion of the Qur'an at the end of Sha'ban 1115 and signed by the scribe 'Abdallah known as the pupil of al-Hajj Abi Bakr Rashid Efendi, illuminated with floral panel, followed by two folios of prayers, original maroon morocco binding with flap with finely painted red and gold floral designs
Folio 7 3/8 x 4 5/8in. (18.7 x 11.6cm.)
Literature
Naissance et evolution de l'ecriture, exhibition catalogue, Brussels, 1984, no.151, p.164.
Exhibited
Societe Générale de Banque, Brussels, November 1984-January 1985
Banque Générale du Luxembourg, Luxembourg, January-March 1985
Banque Générale du Luxembourg, Luxembourg, January-March 1985
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