Description:

Near East, Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Islamic culture, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful set of framed Islamic calligraphic manuscript pages; the larger frame has 2 sections of the Quran, part of chapter 32, "As-Sajdah," and chapter 4, "An-Nisa" - these appear to be from different Qurans / scribes. The other frame has leaves from a religious text about humility, and the other is a biography of the Prophet Muhammed, and these leaves were copied from another book in the early to mid-18th century. These are professionally set in modern Turkish ebru marbled mats and mounted in glass and wood frames. Size of a leaf: 7" L x 6.5" W (17.8 cm x 16.5 cm); large frame: 19.5" L x 12.25" W (49.5 cm x 31.1 cm); small frame: 17" L x 12.6" W (43.2 cm x 32 cm)

Provenance: Private Virginia, USA collection, purchased in Istanbul, Turkey, circa 1972

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#179334

  • Condition: Water stains and foxing to leaves in larger frame, with some creases and small tears. Smaller frame leaves have a few stray stains and foxing, otherwise very good. Professionally mounted in modern frames.

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