An illuminated Qur'an, copied by Hafiz Husayn al-Husni, Turkey, Ottoman, dated 1246 AH/1830 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 287 leaves plus 4 flyleaves, 15 lines to the page, written in naskh in black ink, verses separated by gold roundels pointed in blue and orange, surah headings written in white thuluth script on polychrome and gold illuminated panels, margins ruled in black and gold, illuminated marginal devices, opening double-page frontispiece illuminated in colours and gold, colophon with ensuite decoration, in morocco binding with gilt-stamped medallions and cornerpieces decorated with scrolling vines, red paper doublures, with flap

15.8 by 10.6cm.