AN ILLUMINATED MINIATURE OCTAGONAL QURAN WRITTEN BY MUHAMMED AL-KHALAWI, TURKEY DATED 1213 AH/1798 AD

A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on paper, 217 leaves with 3 fly-leaves, 19 lines to the page written in minute naskhi script in black ink with a black and gilt border, one illuminated double-page frontispiece in colors and gold containing two miniature of Al-Masjid al-Haram and Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi , a second double-page with striking blue and gilt decoration framing 7 lines, surah headings in red, some water-staining mostly restricted to outer margins, dark brown binding with covers painted with floral sprays in gold, leather outer case.
Manuscript: 5.5 by 5.5 cm.
Case: 7.8 by 7.8 cm.