Oliver White
Head of Department
Lot 7•
An illuminated miniature octagonal Qur'an with the later embossed name of the owner, Ahmad Dhu'l Kifl Ottoman, provincial, dated AH 1052/AD 1642-43
11 June 2020, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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An illuminated miniature octagonal Qur'an with the later embossed name of the owner, Ahmad Dhu'l Kifl
Ottoman, provincial, dated AH 1052/AD 1642-43
Ottoman, provincial, dated AH 1052/AD 1642-43
Arabic manuscript on paper, 279 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in minute naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, catchwords, one illuminated double-page frontispiece in colours and gold, a second double-page halfway through the manuscript, sura headings in gold, some waterstaining mostly restricted to outer margins, penultimate leaf with later embossed ownership inscription, dark brown binding with covers painted with stylised petals in gold, leather outer case
manuscript 42 x 41 mm.; case 50 x 50 mm.
manuscript 42 x 41 mm.; case 50 x 50 mm.