Lot Essay
Another Qur'an signed by this calligrapher and dated AH 1270 sold Christie's, 20 October 1992, lot 256.
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SIGNED HASSAN AL-'ASHIQI A STUDENT OF 'UTHMAN AL-SHAWQI, OTTOMAN TURKEY OR BULGARIA, DATED AH 1253/1837-8 AD
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QUR'AN
SIGNED HASSAN AL-'ASHIQI A STUDENT OF 'UTHMAN AL-SHAWQI, OTTOMAN TURKEY OR BULGARIA, DATED AH 1253/1837-8 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 309ff. plus 2 fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of tiny black naskh, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, within black-ruled gold frame, gold and polychrome marginal medallions, sura headings in white naskh within illuminated cartouches, catchwords, heavily illuminated opening bifolio, with gilt green paper doublures, in original gilt stamped morocco binding with flap
Text panel 2 5/8 x 1½in. (6.8 x 3.9cm.); folio 5 x 3 1/8in. (12.8 x 8cm.)
SIGNED HASSAN AL-'ASHIQI A STUDENT OF 'UTHMAN AL-SHAWQI, OTTOMAN TURKEY OR BULGARIA, DATED AH 1253/1837-8 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 309ff. plus 2 fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of tiny black naskh, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, within black-ruled gold frame, gold and polychrome marginal medallions, sura headings in white naskh within illuminated cartouches, catchwords, heavily illuminated opening bifolio, with gilt green paper doublures, in original gilt stamped morocco binding with flap
Text panel 2 5/8 x 1½in. (6.8 x 3.9cm.); folio 5 x 3 1/8in. (12.8 x 8cm.)