Lot 17•
A fine black morocco binding probably Ottoman, 16th/17th Century(2)
10 April 2008, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,560 inc. premium
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probably Ottoman, 16th/17th Century
probably Ottoman, 16th/17th Century
fine black morocco with stamped central medallions, cornerpieces and border panels decorated with floral motifs in gold, doublures of brown morocco richly decorated with leather filigree on a blue ground, with flap with similar decoration, some repairs; enclosing Juz VIII of an Ottoman Qur'an, Turkey, 19th Century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 17 leaves, 11 lines to the page written in clear naskhi script in black ink with diacritics in black and red, gold markers, inner margins ruled in gold, catchwords, sura heading written in thuluth script in red, some soiling, loose
binding 240 x 177 mm.; manuscript 238 x 173 mm.(2)
binding 240 x 177 mm.; manuscript 238 x 173 mm.(2)
Footnotes
Exhibited:
Naissance et Evolution de L'Ecriture, Société Générale de Banque, Brussels, 8th November 1984 to 3rd January 1985 and Banque Générale du Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 16th January to 6th March 1985.