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SIGNED MUSTAFA KNOWN AS HUSARI A STUDENT OF YUSUF KNOWN AS KHWAJA SARAYI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1196/1782-83 AD

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QUR'AN
SIGNED MUSTAFA KNOWN AS HUSARI A STUDENT OF YUSUF KNOWN AS KHWAJA SARAYI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1196/1782-83 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 295ff. plus four 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 within illuminated cartouche, text within red and black-ruled gold frame, with gold and polychrome floral illuminated marginal markers, with gold thuluth markers, some occasional marginal notes in red, catchwords, opening bifolium heavily illuminated, colophon in a circular panel within an illuminated panel, in simple brown morocco binding with flap
Text panel 4 5/8 x 2½in. (11.7 x 6.3cm.); folio 6½ x 4 3/8in. (16.6 x 11.2cm.)

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