Lot 134 A FINE ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN QURAN, WRITTEN BY ALI HELMI AND DATED 1283 AH/1866 AD
A complete Quran, Arabic manuscript on paper, 303 leaves with two fly-leaves, 15 lines to each page in bold black naskh script within a double gilt border outlined in black. Surah headings in white thuluth script on a floral gilt panel, catchwords in red ink. Gold roundel verse markers outlined in black and pointed by polychrome dots, Tajwid in red ink.
Two opening biofolia with heavily polychrome and gilt decoration framing 7 lines in clouds reserved against a gilt ground. Occasional polychrome and gilt marginal "Hizb and Juz" markers, occasional marginal "Aushr" notes.
The last three pages with a prayer for completion of the recitation of the Quran (Due- al-Khatm). The last two pages with polychrome and gold floral decorations containing a roundel enclosing '' written by al-Faqir Ali Helmi student of Hisham al-Kashfi and dated 1283AH''.
In a recent binding with flap.
11.5 by 17 cm.