ARABIC MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER
OTTOMAN EMPIRE, 19TH CENTURY
15 lines per page in naskh script in black ink in gilded frames. Gilded end-of-verse rosettes and marginal decorations. Sura titles in gilded bands. First double page very damaged and partially missing.
Bound in leather with flap and cover (damaged, accidents, missing parts and restorations)
16.9 x 12 x 3.5 cm
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