A MINIATURE QUR`AN

Lot 125
27.04.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 50 400
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Lot 125 | A MINIATURE QUR'AN
Valeur estimée
£ 12 000 – 18 000
A MINIATURE QUR'AN

OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED AH 1000/1591-92 AD

Octagonal format, Arabic manuscript on paper, 152ff. plus three flyleaves, each folio with 23ll. of black naskh micrography within gold and black rules, sura headings in gold thuluth, the opening bifolium with gold and polychrome sunburst illumination framing 11ll. black naskh, a prayer on the preceding folio, the closing folio dated, leather binding with gilt palmette decoration, the doublures marbled paper

Text panel 1 1/2in. (3.4cm.) diam.; folio 1 3/4in. (4.5cm.) diam.





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