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SIGNED AL-LATIF 'UTHMAN KNOWN AS HAFIZ AL-QUR'AN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY
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SIGNED AL-LATIF 'UTHMAN KNOWN AS HAFIZ AL-QUR'AN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 305ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script on gold ground within gold and polychrome illuminated cartouches, text with gold and polychrome frame, with illuminated marginal medallions, with red thuluth script marginal markers, catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome floral illumination, colophon signed and with re-inked date of AH 1083, in gilt and stamped brown morocco binding with flap
Text panel 3 7/8 x 2¼in. (9.6 x 5.6cm.); folio 6¼ x 4¼in. (15.7 x 11cm.)
SIGNED AL-LATIF 'UTHMAN KNOWN AS HAFIZ AL-QUR'AN, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 18TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 305ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script on gold ground within gold and polychrome illuminated cartouches, text with gold and polychrome frame, with illuminated marginal medallions, with red thuluth script marginal markers, catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome floral illumination, colophon signed and with re-inked date of AH 1083, in gilt and stamped brown morocco binding with flap
Text panel 3 7/8 x 2¼in. (9.6 x 5.6cm.); folio 6¼ x 4¼in. (15.7 x 11cm.)