Lot 133 AN OTTOMAN ILLUMINATED PRAYER SCROLL, OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
An Arabic manuscript on paper, written in naskh and thuluth scripts, featuring various colors. The names of al-‘Ashara al-Mubashsharūn—“The Ten Promised Paradise”—appear throughout the scroll in large thuluth script. Dimensions: 12 x 410 cm
The scroll opens with: 1-A gilt bifolio decorated with polychrome floral motifs, enclosing a cartouche containing a prayer, with the name of ʿUmar prominently displayed at the top. 2-A table featuring the Beautiful Names of Allah (Asma’ Allah al-Husna) alongside talismanic letters. 3-Two cartouches on a gilt background containing quotations from the Qur’an and talismanic symbols. 4-A table presenting talismanic letters and numbers, names of angels, and verses from the Qur’an. 5-A large cartouche enclosing Qur’anic quotations, the Basmalah in various colors, talismanic inscriptions, and supplications. 6-Tables with talismanic numbers, invocations, and Qur’anic verses. 7-Two additional cartouches on a gilt background with Qur’anic quotations. 8-Further verses from the Qur’an, talismanic words, and prayers.