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Highly Illuminated, Islamic Arabic Manuscript Koran,

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,100.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Highly Illuminated, Islamic Arabic Manuscript Koran,
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Highly Illuminated, Islamic Arabic Manuscript Koran, Signed and Dated. Highly Gilt Illuminated Arabic Manuscript. Gold Illuminated Complete Medium Size KORAN, 305 leaves (610 pages); size: 10.5 x 17.4 cm; 15 lines to a page, in clear, elegant and uniform naskhī script, in black ink, on beige paper. The text is vocalized throughout. There are two handsomely illuminated pages in the beginning and two gold illuminated pages at the end. All headings of suras are marked by gold strips. All verses are separated by gold discs. All pages are ruled in several lines in gold and blue. The divisions of the Koran are marked with beautiful and colorful gilt medallions on the margins. There are tens of such divisions. The recitational marks are indicated in red throughout. The Koran was copied by the master calligrapher Ilyas al-Nazifi. He completed it on 19 Rabi` al-Awwal in the Islamic year 1254, corresponding to 11 June 1838 AD, in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Full contemporary moroccan binding, embossed in central gilt medallion with gilt insets, one of the insets in front cover is missing and all the insets in the back cover are also missing. First 10 leaves after the opening pages are slgtly soiled. Still a lovely Koran, in very good condition.