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"[Lot of 6 - Illuminated Koran Leaves]", Anon.
Subject: Illuminated Manuscripts
Period: 1850 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4.4 x 6.7 inches
11.2 x 17 cm
Six original manuscript leaves from an Ottoman period Koran from Istanbul. The text is in Arabic, written in clear Naskhi script. The highly polished paper is characteristic of that used for sacred texts. It was made by a separate guild and is sized with albumen and polished with an agate polisher. The text is written in black ink, highlighted in red with gold accents and borders.
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Condition: B+
Very light soiling on watermarked paper.