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OTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
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OTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 298ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with red roundel verse markers, khams markers as clusters of three red roundels, sura headings in red naskh script within red cartouches, text within double red rules, with marginal gold and polychrome floral illuminated medallions, with catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces with text in circular medallions, in possibly original red stamped morocco binding with flap with purple paper doublures, some folios loose in binding, with possibly original slip-case
Text panel 5 1/8 x 2¾in. (13 x 7.1cm.); folio 7½ x 4 7/8in. (19.1 x 12.4cm.)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 298ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of black naskh script, with red roundel verse markers, khams markers as clusters of three red roundels, sura headings in red naskh script within red cartouches, text within double red rules, with marginal gold and polychrome floral illuminated medallions, with catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces with text in circular medallions, in possibly original red stamped morocco binding with flap with purple paper doublures, some folios loose in binding, with possibly original slip-case
Text panel 5 1/8 x 2¾in. (13 x 7.1cm.); folio 7½ x 4 7/8in. (19.1 x 12.4cm.)