QUR'AN
QUR'AN

SIGNED AL-HAFIZ 'UTHMAN AL-SHAWQI A STUDENT OF HAFIZ WAHBI EFENDI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1231/1815-6 AD

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QUR'AN
SIGNED AL-HAFIZ 'UTHMAN AL-SHAWQI A STUDENT OF HAFIZ WAHBI EFENDI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1231/1815-6 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 299ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script on gold-ground within rectangular cartouches, text within black and red ruled gold frame, with gold and polychrome floral illuminated marginal medallions, section markers in red thuluth script, with catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and floral illuminated headpieces and gold frames, colophon signed and dated, within illuminated panel, with gilt brown doublures, in two-colour gold stamped brown morocco binding with flap, flap separate otherwise in good condition
Text panel 3½ x 2in. (8.7 x 5cm.); folio 5 7/8 x 3¾in. (14.8 x 9.5cm.)