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Manuscript in Arabic on pa…
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Ottoman Empire, 19th century Manuscript in Arabic on paper, 71 leaves, calligraphed in naskh script in black ink on an average of 11 lines per page, sura titles in white on a cartouche with a background of of. The manuscript opens with a double-page spread of two polychrome illuminated sarlowhs with sura al-Fatiha and the beginning of sura al-Baqara, followed by a selection of suras, then depictions of the sacred sites of Mecca and Medina, and hilyes. Bound in brown morocco. 16 x 10.5 cm An Ottoman prayer manuscript, Turkey, 19th century

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