THE SHAKERINE COLLECTION: Calligraphy in Qur’ans and other Manuscripts
THE SHAKERINE COLLECTION: Calligraphy in Qur’ans and other Manuscripts
AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ' (V), TURKEY, OTTOMAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
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October 23, 11:03 AM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN JUZ' (V), TURKEY, OTTOMAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
surah al-Nisa (IV), vv.24-147
Arabic manuscript on paper, 34 leaves plus 5 fly-leaves, 7 lines to the page, written in naskh in black ink, ruled in black and gold, verses separated by gold and polychrome dotted roundels, f.1b with the juz' number written in gold and outlined in black, in brown stamped and gilt leather binding, with flap
text panel: 16.8 by 9cm.
leaf: 23.7 by 16.5cm.
N. Safwat, A Collector’s Eye. Islamic calligraphy in Qur’ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, no.39, pp.168-9.
F.1a bears a note in Arabic and Turkish stating that this juz' was written in 1271 AH/1854-55 AD.