Illuminated Ottoman Koran - Lot 99

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Illuminated Ottoman Koran - Lot 99
Illuminated Ottoman Koran Copied by Hafiz Süleyman Damad-zade, Imam of the Abu al-Fath Sultan Muhammad Khan Mosque (known as the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul) Ink, pigments and gold on paper, gilded and embossed brown leather binding Turkey, Istanbul region, dated 1141 AH (1728 AD) H. 17 cm - W. 12 cm - D. 3.4 cm AR The Qur'an opens with a finely illuminated bifolio, with the first two Suras inscribed in black and white ink in reserve on a gilded background. on a gilded background, within cartouches of floral motifs on a gilded background, framed by polychrome friezes. The margins of the bifolio are also entirely illuminated with mandorla friezes and fine polychrome and gold floral motifs. On the following pages, the Qur'an is written in black ink with touches of red, on thirteen lines per page, in fillets of polychrome and gold frames. Verse separations are marked by polychrome and gold pastilles. Sura titles are inscribed in white in illuminated cartouches with floral motifs on a gold background, framed by colored friezes. friezes. The margins of some pages feature floral vignettes finely painted in polychrome and gold. On the last page, the colophon features the calligrapher's signature: "Damad Zade, Imam of the Abu al-Fath Mosque Sultan Muhammad Khan" and the date Tuesday 29th of the month of Rabi' al-Awwal in the year 1141 AH (November 2, 1728 AD). The biographer Müstakim-zade mentions that Süleyman Damad-zade, Imam of the Fatih Mosque, mastered the thuluth and the naskh (with Tozkoparan-zade Hafiz Mehmed Efendi) and copied a number of Korans. He died in Shawwal 1156 AH (1743 AD) and was buried outside the Edirne Kapi (Müstakim-zade Süleyman Sa'deddin Efendi, Tuhfe-i Hattatin, Istanbul, 1928, p. 218). On a cover after the colophon, a list of correspondences (between the reading indications present in the manuscript and the rhythm of recitation) has been added subsequently. The brown leather flap binding features deeply embossed mandorla decoration and spandrels on the boards (kapak) and flap. (kapak) and flap (mikleb), with scrolls and garlands interlaced and gilded on the backgrounds. On the sertab (flap edge) of the flap), an embossed and gilded cartouche features verses 77 and 78 of Sura Al-Wâqi'a (56), translating as "that this Qur'an is a noble Scripture", "conforming to a Prototype well guarded in Heaven" (Translation Mohammed Chiadmi, Editions Tawhid, 2011). Inside, the two boards and the mikleb are decorated with mandorles and filleted frames painted in gold. The endpapers are decorated with gold speckles on a purple background. Condition: As with a large number of manuscripts from this period, some of the framing fillets are corroded. Some wear. One endpaper with wormholes. Binding: wear and tear to gilding. Good overall condition given its age.
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