18/19th ANTIQUE OTTOMAN ILLUMINATED QURAN KORAN MANUSCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY ISLAMIC

Arabic, indigenous paper, 12.2 x 8 cm, [1] + 389 ff. Fully-vocalized Naskh script, black ink with rubrication, 13 lines to the page, entire text set within a complex frame (black, gold, blue), catchwords at the bottom of each verso page, Aya-dividers are a small circle in gold with black outline, marginal gold circles for indicating the quarter Guz, the half Guz and the whole Guz, sura headings as bands within the text and written in red with gold ornamentation, illuminated double opening page with sura 1 and sura 2:1-4 (halfway), MS without colophon space on f. 388b remains empty, full-leather Oriental binding (flap now lost) with gilded ornamentation (borders, corner pieces, centre pieces).

Dimensions: 12.8 x 8 cm. Condition: As seen in the photos. The item "18/19th ANTIQUE OTTOMAN ILLUMINATED QURAN KORAN MANUSCRIPT CALLIGRAPHY ISLAMIC" is in sale since Saturday, September 19, 2020.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Manuscripts". The seller is "oriental_gallery" and is located in London.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Topic: Islam
• Origin: Middle Eastern
• Type: Illuminated Manuscript
• Subject: Religion & Spirituality
• Original/Facsimile: Original