Oliver White
Head of Department
Lot 7•
A Qur'an section (Juz XX, beginning with sura XXVII, al-Naml, The Ants, verse 56) written in gold Ottoman Turkey, 16th Century or later
8 April 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£4,000 - £6,000
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A Qur'an section (Juz XX, beginning with sura XXVII, al-Naml, The Ants, verse 56) written in gold
Ottoman Turkey, 16th Century or later
Ottoman Turkey, 16th Century or later
Arabic manuscript on paper, 27 leaves, 7 lines to the page writen in naskhi script in gold outlined in black, with diacritics and vowel points in black, illuminated discs between verses, inner margins ruled in red and gold, two sura headings in gold within illuminated panels, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, fancifully signed Hamdullah (better known as Ibn al-Shaykh), soiled, some crude repairs, corners rather thumbed, brown morocco with stamped central medallions decorated with floral motifs, worn, repaired, with flap
275 x 190 mm.
275 x 190 mm.
Footnotes
For another similar Qur'an section, see lot 10 in the present sale. Other examples have been offered in these rooms: e.g. Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 10th April 2008, lot 30.