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Roxana Kashani

Roxana Kashani

NEAR EAST & ISLAMIC

Roxana has been working in the world of rare books and manuscripts for over a decade and joined Shapero after establishing an Islamic book department for a London auction house. Her expertise includes Middle Eastern and Indian printed books, manuscripts and miniatures and she has a particular passion for early Safavid art. Outside Shapero, Roxana is an avid thespian who enjoys choral singing and piano playing.

roxana@shapero.com
+44 (0)20 3693 2190

Selected by Roxana Kashani

104177
[QUR'AN].

Fine Ottoman Qur'an,

signed by Mustafa known as Husari, student of Yusuf known as Khwaja Sarayi.

Stock Code 104177

Ottoman Turkey, dated 1196 AH (1782-83 AD)..

An attractive Ottoman Qur'an copied during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid I (r. 1774-1789). The concise calligraphy and elegant illumination throughout the volume indicate courtly patronage, likely commissioned by or for a high-ranking member of the Ottoman courts in 1196 of the Hijri calendar.

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