QUR'AN
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QUR'AN

OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY

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QUR'AN
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 306ff. plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of small black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, with illuminated marginal medallions, text within polychrome and gold rules, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces, catchwords, in stamped and gilt morocco binding with flap
Text panel 3 7/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.8 x 5.4cm.); folio 6 ½ x 4in. (16.5 x 10cm.)
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