OTTOMAN KORAN ATTIBUTED TO V. FAMOUS SCRIBE HAFIZ OSMAN. TOP QUALITY CALLIGRAPHY
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OTTOMAN KORAN ATTIBUTED TO V. FAMOUS SCRIBE HAFIZ OSMAN. TOP QUALITY CALLIGRAPHY:
$99000.00
Complete Small Ottoman Koran
Complete Small Ottoman Koran. Beautifully Illuminated. Very Fine Calligraphy attributed to Famous Calligrapher Hafiz Osman
Dimensions: 16 cm X 11 cm
Pagination: 430 leaves (860 pages).
Country: Ottoman empire. .
Date: Undated. Estimated date 1090 Hijri (about three hundred and fifty years old)
Calligraphy: Very high quality Arabic naskhi.
Calligrapher: Unsigned. Out of modesty and/or piety, many Islamic calligraphers did not sign the manuscripts they penned. On the last page of the koran, a previous owner scribbled \'hafiz Osman, may God forgive him his sins\'. I have spent many hours comparing this copy of the koran with a similar sized copy by Hafiz Osman (a facsimile of a copy signed by Hafiz Osman in 1093 Hijri published in Istanbul in 1387 Hijri). The calligraphy in both copies seems to me to be undoubtedly by the same hand.
Binding: Probably original binding with gold cartouche and corner pieces. The binding and spine are generally worn and show some damages.
Illumination: Opening double page has a fully illuminated design.
All pages have gold frames and rosettes marking the verses of the holy koran. The margins of many pages have differently-shaped beautifully illuminated medallions marking the divisions of the text.
Condition: The Blank margin of Surat al-Hmadu has small parts missing. Sura al-Baqara leaf is torn and stuck again as you can see in the picture. The binding is worn and has some damages. The Yaseen sura page and three or four others show some smudging and thumbing. Mostly the quran looks fresh and clean, with very beautiful calligraphy, high quality illumination on every page. In short: This is a quality Ottoman quran in generally good condition (7.5 out of 10)