Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
An illuminated Qur’an juz (I), Turkey, Ottoman, circa 1750-1850
Auction Closed
October 26, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
text: surah al-Fatihah (I), v.1 to surah al-Baqarah (II) v.141
Arabic manuscript on cream polished paper, 18 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves, 10 lines to the page, written in naskh in black ink, ruled in gold and black, verses separated by gold and polychrome rosettes, f.1b and f.2a with an illuminated frontispiece, in brown stamped leather binding decorated with a central almond-shaped medallion
26.8 by 18.9cm.
Sold in these rooms, 19 April 1983, lot 178.
N. Safwat, A Collector’s Eye. Islamic calligraphy in Qur’ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, no.33, pp.144-7.