SIGNED AHMAD BIN MULLA 'UTHMAN, NORTH INDIA, DATED AH 1145/1732-33 AD

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QUR'AN
SIGNED AHMAD BIN MULLA 'UTHMAN, NORTH INDIA, DATED AH 1145/1732-33 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 445ff. plus 11 fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of strong black naskh, text panels within gold, black and blue rules, margins with further minor gold floral borders including the name of each ayah on the top left hand corner, marginal hizb, rub’, nisf juz', juz' and sajda markers in illuminated cartouches of various forms, marginal notes in red naskh, sura headings in white thuluth within an illuminated cartouche on gold ground, opening bifolio with elegant gold and polychrome illumination framing 7ll. of text in clouds reserved against gold ground, text on following bifolio within cloudbands on gold ground with illuminated borders, six further illuminated bifolios, final folio with colophon, in later green morocco with gilt and stamped designs, pink paper doublures
Text panel 5 ¾ x 3in. (14.7 x 7.7cm.); folio 8 3/8 x 5in. (21.5 x 12.5cm)

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Lot Essay

The calligraphy and illumination of this Qur’an is extremely elegant. The calligraphy and floral lattice of the borders relate closely to a Mughal Qur‘an sold in these Rooms, 18 April 2016, lot 23. Such is the quality that it suggests a royal commission.

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