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SIGNED SULAYMAN AL-TAWFIQI A STUDENT OF MUHAMMAD AL-DHUHNI AL-KUTAHI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1260/1844-5 AD
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SIGNED SULAYMAN AL-TAWFIQI A STUDENT OF MUHAMMAD AL-DHUHNI AL-KUTAHI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1260/1844-5 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 305ff. plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in magenta naskh script written diagonally within black-ruled gold cartouches, text within red and black-ruled gold frame, with gold and polychrome floral medallion markers in the margins, catchwords, old pagination to upper corners, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome floral illuminated headpieces, old waqf inscriptions in the margins, colophon illuminated and signed and dated, Qur'anic text followed by prayers, with marbled paper doublure, in gilt and stamped red morocco binding
Text panel 4 3/16 x 2½in. (11 x 6.3cm.); folio 7½ x 4 7/8in. (19.2 x 12.5cm.)
SIGNED SULAYMAN AL-TAWFIQI A STUDENT OF MUHAMMAD AL-DHUHNI AL-KUTAHI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1260/1844-5 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 305ff. plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in magenta naskh script written diagonally within black-ruled gold cartouches, text within red and black-ruled gold frame, with gold and polychrome floral medallion markers in the margins, catchwords, old pagination to upper corners, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome floral illuminated headpieces, old waqf inscriptions in the margins, colophon illuminated and signed and dated, Qur'anic text followed by prayers, with marbled paper doublure, in gilt and stamped red morocco binding
Text panel 4 3/16 x 2½in. (11 x 6.3cm.); folio 7½ x 4 7/8in. (19.2 x 12.5cm.)