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SIGNED 'UTHMAN AL-THARWI A STUDENT OF KHALIL EFENDI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1160/1747-48 AD
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SIGNED 'UTHMAN AL-THARWI A STUDENT OF KHALIL EFENDI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1160/1747-48 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 305ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of small black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script on gold within illuminated cartouches, with gold and polychrome floral marginal medallions, opening bifolium heavily illuminated, colophon signed and dated, followed by prayers, old repairs, in tooled and gilt 18th century Ottoman binding with flap, with green doublures
Text panel 4 3/8 x 2¼in. (10.9 x 5.8cm.); folio 6 7/8 x 4½in. (17.4 x 11.3cm.)
SIGNED 'UTHMAN AL-THARWI A STUDENT OF KHALIL EFENDI, OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1160/1747-48 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 305ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 15ll. of small black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script on gold within illuminated cartouches, with gold and polychrome floral marginal medallions, opening bifolium heavily illuminated, colophon signed and dated, followed by prayers, old repairs, in tooled and gilt 18th century Ottoman binding with flap, with green doublures
Text panel 4 3/8 x 2¼in. (10.9 x 5.8cm.); folio 6 7/8 x 4½in. (17.4 x 11.3cm.)