A fine Ottoman Qur'an,
copied for Seyyed Hafez Hajj' Muhammad Amin by Seyyed Rashid Muhammad Qurmani, illuminated by Rashid.
Ottoman Turkey, dated 1245 AH (1829 AD).
The colophon also names the patron of the manuscript as Seyyed Hafez Hajj' Muhammad Amin and the scribe Seyyed Rashid Muhammad Qurmani.
Single volume, finely illuminated manuscript on paper in Arabic, with verse markers depicting the holy sites of Mecca and Medina (in the opening two Surah), complete, 215 x 145 mm; text in single column, 15 lines fine scribal black naskh, opening two leaves with finely illuminated polychrome decorations extending outwards, gilt roundels marking the verses throughout (often in varying designs), catch-words throughout, marginal illuminations of floral designs marking important sections of the text (all apparently unique in design), colophon and closing prayers at end, some very light thumbing else clean internal condition; bound in contemporary leather boards with flap, central cartouches and corner-pieces in gilt over red overlays, framed within gilt borders, extremities a little worn, some slight chips to leather along spine ends and flap hinges.
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