AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN MUSTAFA III (R. 1757-74)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 7 RABI' II AH 1177/12 JULY 1763 AD
AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN MUSTAFA III (R. 1757-74) OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 7 RABI' II AH 1177/12 JULY 1763 AD Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, the firman with the green tughra of Sultan Mustafa III, surmounting 8ll. of alternating green and red diwani script on gold-sprinkled ground , a further single line above the tughra , gold roundels interspersed within the text, a line of calligraphy contained in a roundel surrounded by a vegetal motif in the lower left hand corner, occasional later notes in the margins and on the reverse, fold marks 30¾ x 21 1/8in. (78.2 x 53.7cm.)
AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN MUSTAFA III (R. 1757-74)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 7 RABI' II AH 1177/12 JULY 1763 AD
AN OTTOMAN FIRMAN OF SULTAN MUSTAFA III (R. 1757-74) OTTOMAN TURKEY, DATED 7 RABI' II AH 1177/12 JULY 1763 AD Ottoman Turkish manuscript on paper, the firman with the green tughra of Sultan Mustafa III, surmounting 8ll. of alternating green and red diwani script on gold-sprinkled ground , a further single line above the tughra , gold roundels interspersed within the text, a line of calligraphy contained in a roundel surrounded by a vegetal motif in the lower left hand corner, occasional later notes in the margins and on the reverse, fold marks 30¾ x 21 1/8in. (78.2 x 53.7cm.)
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