Lot 546 AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN QURAN, TURKEY 18TH CENTURY
Reference: ART3007069
An Arabic manuscript on paper, an incomplete Quran, 235 folios, each page with 15 lines in bold black Naskh script within gilt and polychrome borders. Surah headings are in red ink. The two opening bifolia feature polychrome and gilt decoration, framing 7 lines of text. Gold verse markers are indicated with blue dots, and the text is ruled in blue and gold borders. Housed in brown leather Morocco binding. Inscriptions: From Surahs Al-Fatihah to Surah Al-Kahf. Dimensions: 11 by 17 cm.