A COMMENTARY ON THE QUR'AN ( TAFSIR )
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
A COMMENTARY ON THE QUR'AN ( TAFSIR ) OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY Possibly Al-Baydawi's Asrar al-tanzil , Arabic manuscript on paper, 348ff., each folio with 37ll. of naskh script, the text from the Qur'an in red, the rest in black, important words in larger script, the sura titles in gold thuluth script within gold and polychrome illuminated cartouches, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, text within gold and polychrome rules, with catchwords, incomplete at end, without binding, with H. Kevorkian Collection labels (684/987) and hand written notes, ownership note dated AH 1134 Text panel 8 ¾ x 5 ¼in. (22.4 x 13.2cm.); folio 12 ½ x 8 3/8in. (31.7 x 21.3cm.)
A COMMENTARY ON THE QUR'AN ( TAFSIR )
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
A COMMENTARY ON THE QUR'AN ( TAFSIR ) OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY Possibly Al-Baydawi's Asrar al-tanzil , Arabic manuscript on paper, 348ff., each folio with 37ll. of naskh script, the text from the Qur'an in red, the rest in black, important words in larger script, the sura titles in gold thuluth script within gold and polychrome illuminated cartouches, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, text within gold and polychrome rules, with catchwords, incomplete at end, without binding, with H. Kevorkian Collection labels (684/987) and hand written notes, ownership note dated AH 1134 Text panel 8 ¾ x 5 ¼in. (22.4 x 13.2cm.); folio 12 ½ x 8 3/8in. (31.7 x 21.3cm.)
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