Thursday, February 17, 2011

Antique Handwritten Illuminated OTTOMAN QUR'AN 1796 AD / 1211 Hijriah

























- a rare religious artefact from middle east
- an antique Qur'an scribed in Ottoman era
- fully handwritten with illumination and pure gold paint
- Qur'an is dated, no signature found
- completed in 1796 AD or 1211 Hijriah
- complete 30 ajza/chapters with no missing pages
- written on fragrant papers
- contains 302 leaves and 604 pages
- writings on 600 pages, all pages have gold frames
- relatively small 22cm x 13.5cm
- comes with original cover

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