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12 Illumuninated pages of a 19th Century Arabic Ottoman Koran on 6 leaves with gold illumination,written in a very fine Nasih script,15 lines per page on "Durable" paper, 172 x 116 mm.Durable paper is handmade Laid paper treated with egg white and starch to give a polished and uniform writing surface.Sura endings illuminated in gold dots,the border is framed in gold,and these leaves are in very nice condition with some browning at the edges but no cracking or chipping.The gold leaf is a very high Karat content. This Koran is dated 1846.These pages were written by a mastercraftsman caligrapher and are an art object in their own right.
On Nov-27-07 at 21:04:14 PST, seller added the following information:
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