Lot 23
  • 23

A LARGE QUR'AN MANUSCRIPT, COPIED BY ABD AL-KARIM AL-NAQSHABANDI, TURKEY, DATED 1266 AH/1849 AD

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • Vellum
Illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, 44 leaves, 40 or 41 lines per page written in small naskhi script in black ink, gold dots between verses, sura headings written in red within gold-ruled panels, margins ruled in red, blue and gold, further text divisions marked in margins in red ink, the juz' divisions decorated with gold foliate frame, opening single page fully illuminated with polychrome floral motifs and a central cartouche containing Surat al-Fatiha and the opening lines of Surat al-Baqara, modern red velvet covers

Condition

Good condition, some fading and stains on pages, but with crisp edges considering age, as viewed.
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Catalogue Note

The colophon on the final page records the full name of the scribe as al-Haj Abd al-Karim ibn al-Haj Muhammad Khalifat al-Khalidi al-Naqshabandi, and the date of completion as 1266 (1849). Neither the scribe nor his father have been identified.