Lot 47
  • 47

An illuminated Qur’an, copied by Mustafa Kutahi, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1170 AH/1756-57 AD

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • ink on paper - bound manuscript
Arabic manuscript on paper, 343 leaves plus 4 flyleaves, 13 lines to the page, written in naskh script in black ink, ruled in blue and gold, verses separated by gold and polychrome dots, surah headings in white thuluth script against a gold grounds within floral cartouches, opening gold and polychrome double-page frontispiece, in gilt-stamped brown leather binding, with flap

Condition

In good condition, the margins have been trimmed but are clean; minor water and other stains, the opening bifolium with minor smudges, some restorations to the paper, later ownership notes, as viewed.
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