Antique Miniature Qur'an circa 1900

 
Miniature Quran and metal locket with inset magnifying glass...

**weighs only 4.318g, is 25.708mm long, 19.517mm wide and 9.620mm thick**

Produced by the Glasgow publisher, David Bryce and Sons circa 1900, this Quran is about 111 years old now. Copies were frequently issued to Muslim soldiers fighting with the Allied troops during World War 1, often regarded as talismans. The metal locket allowed it to be easily worn around the neck of the soldier.

Bryce took an active interest in the latest technological advances in photolithography and electroplates to allow larger volumes to be reduced to the smallest imaginable size. Although only 2.57cm in height, the text is perfectly legible with the aid of the magnifying glass.

This antique miniature Quran bears a remarkable resemblance to the one belonging to a Chinese Muslim from Shianxi, China which is insured for RM1 million. Check out http://tinyurl.com/smallquran

                     

Antique Handwritten Illuminated Qur'an #3 - Indonesia - Early 19th Century AD

- a beautiful, rare religious artifact
- an antique Qur'an from Indonesia, probably from Acheh
- estimated to be around 200 years old (early 19th century)
- completely handwritten with multi-coloured including gold illumination
- there are 6 illuminated pages - 2 in the beginning, 2 in the middle and 2 at the end
- complete 30 juzuks with no missing pages
- written on thick fragrant papers
- contains 308 leaves and 616 pages
- writings on 608 pages, with gold frames on every page
- size is large at 31cm x 19cm
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- a rare religious artifact
- an antique Qur'an from Ottoman era
- handwritten with illumination and pure gold paint
- Qur'an is dated, no signature found
- completed in 1796 AD or 1211 Hijriah
- complete 30 juzuks with no missing pages
- written on fragrant papers
- contains 302 leaves and 604 pages
- writings on 600 pages, all pages have gold frames
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- handwritten with illumination and pure gold paint
- Qur'an is dated and signed
- completed in 1859/1860 AD or 1276 Hijriah
- scriber/calligrapher was Umar Redai
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- contains 303 leaves and 606 pages
- writings on 604 pages, all pages have gold frames
- the small painting depicts the hazb market
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- handwritten with illumination
- estimated to be 300 - 400 years old
- written on 'daluang papers' which was popular in 17th century Indonesia and widely used by scholars in 'pesantren' (daluang papers were manufactured from the bark of native saeh tree)
- complete 30 juzuks with no missing pages
- contains 273 leaves and 546 pages
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- 15 lines to a page in clear large naskhi script
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