Lot 528 AN ILLUMINATED OTTOMAN QURAN, WRITTEN BY MEHMET ŞERİF HİLMİA, STUDENT OF AHMET VASFI AND DATED 1235 AH/1820 AD
Reference: ART3007086
An Arabic manuscript on paper, with each page featuring 15 lines of text written in black Naskh script. The pages are ruled with double red borders. The two opening bifolia are beautifully decorated with gold and polychrome designs, framing 7 lines of text in cloud motifs. Occasional marginal floral elements mark the "Juz" divisions. The manuscript is bound in deep red morocco leather with a flap. It measures 17 x 11 cm.