Illuminated Qur'an, Ottoman Empire, signed Walî ad-Dîn Ar-Ru - Lot 113

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Illuminated Qur'an, Ottoman Empire, signed Walî ad-Dîn Ar-Ru - Lot 113
Illuminated Qur'an, Ottoman Empire, signed Walî ad-Dîn Ar-Rushdî, a pupil of 'Uthmân known as Dâmâd al-'Afîf and dated 1833. Complete manuscript on paper of 297 folios of 15 lines of text per page in naskhi Arabic in black ink, some characters in red ink. The manuscript is introduced by a double-frontispiece illuminated in gold and polychrome, with the text inscribed in white reserves against the gilded background of an almond-shaped medallion standing out. almond-shaped medallion set against a midnight-blue background adorned with gold foliate scrolls and polychrome saz leaves, the margins painted with gold floral decoration. In the text, suras separated by cartouches illuminated with floral decoration, verses separated by gilded discs and margins embellished with a few floral medallions. The last double-page, illuminated in gold and polychrome polychrome, the An-Nâs sura surrounded by polychrome floral spandrels and the colophon with gilded foliage. The latter gives the name of the copyist Walî ad-Dîn ar-Rushdîn, a pupil of 'Uthmân known as Dâmâd al-'Afîf, and the date 1249 H / 1833. This Qur'an is signed by a pupil of the calligrapher 'Uthmân Efendi, known as Dâmâd al-'Afîf. Dâmâd al-'Afîf (d. 1805) came from a family of calligraphers to which the famous Hâfiz 'Uthmân (1642 - 1698) belonged. Damad 'Afîf, which means "son-in-law of 'Afîf", is a pseudonym chosen by the calligrapher 'Uthman Walî who, after marrying the daughter of his master Ibrahîm 'Afîf, signed in this way in the colophons of the manuscripts he copied. Flap binding in garnet-red morocco with stamped and gilded decoration of latticework panels of serrated leaves flanked by four rosettes in the spandrels. the spandrels, and gold-powdered paper on the back covers. Binding size: 17.2 x 12.6 cm The condition report is available on request from the following e-mail address: contact@neo-encheres.com PROVENANCE According to a handwritten note on the flyleaf, may have been acquired in Istanbul on March 26, 1937, then French private collection Appraiser: Camille Celier
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