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ANATOLIA, 15TH CENTURY
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AN EARLY OTTOMAN QUR'AN
ANATOLIA, 15TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising 311ff. plus two fly-leaves each with 15ll. of elegant naskh, with gilt and polychrome marginal roundels and roundel verse markers, with some commentary in margins in red and black naskh, juz' and sura headings in white naskh on gold ground cartouches, first four folios replaced including the opening illuminated bifolio, in stamped and gilt decorated leather morocco binding, some rubbing to illumination
Text panel 3¾ x 2 5/8in. (9.3 x 6.4cm.)
ANATOLIA, 15TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, comprising 311ff. plus two fly-leaves each with 15ll. of elegant naskh, with gilt and polychrome marginal roundels and roundel verse markers, with some commentary in margins in red and black naskh, juz' and sura headings in white naskh on gold ground cartouches, first four folios replaced including the opening illuminated bifolio, in stamped and gilt decorated leather morocco binding, some rubbing to illumination
Text panel 3¾ x 2 5/8in. (9.3 x 6.4cm.)
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