{"product_id":"ottoman-quran-hamdi-1857-112236","title":"Attractive Ottoman Qur'an,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eAn elegantly copied Qur'an form the Ottoman Empire, described in the colophon as being copied by the scribe Ahmed al-Hamdi, a student of al-Hajj' Halil al Shukri, in the year 1274 AH (1857 AD).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingle volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic, complete, 310 leaves, 187 x 135 mm; single column, 15 lines elegant black naskh, some vocalisation in red, surah headings in blue, opening two leaves of text with intricately decorated polychrome borders around circular text-blocks, verses marked with gilt circular devices decorated in orange and blue, catch-words, important divisions of the text marked with ornamental devices to the margins, a few small smudges to text, some light oxidisation and darkening to areas of text, overall good internal condition, contemporary dark leather binding with flap, covers ruled and hand-painted with gilt borders and central sun-like motifs, edges a little worn, hinged and text-block cracked with some gatherings becoming loose, housed in modern drop-box, erroneously described as \"Persian manuscript\" on spine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"[QUR'AN].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57074005639543,"sku":"112236","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/112236.jpg?v=1780529169","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/ottoman-quran-hamdi-1857-112236","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}