Caption

Quranic manuscript, unknown creator/calligrapher, ; Islamic art, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922; Arabic manuscript; written in Nashi script; illuminated; contains two pages for Surah XVII and sixteen later leaves; paper: striated, smoothed, cream, saffron-colored; 18th century, with 19th-century additions; Central Asia origin, Khiva; manuscript; h 23.0 cm, w 14.5 cm, thickness 4.2 cm., An open ornate book lies on a pale gray surface, showing a spread of aged, cream-colored pages with decorative borders and dense horizontal lines of dark script; the page edges are browned and worn, and the book's cover appears to be a faded reddish-brown. The ornamental borders include a palette of gold, dark blue, green, pink, and black with intricate floral and geometric motifs, and the central text blocks are framed by thin colored lines. The spine area shows darker brown aging and a few creases, and the pages have slightly uneven, wavy edges.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A20_290

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Rights managed

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68.3Mb (3.2Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 3978 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quranic manuscript unknown creator calligrapher Islamic art Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Arabic manuscript written Nashi script illuminated contains two pages Surah XVII sixteen later leaves paper striated smoothed cream saffron-colored 18th century 19th-century additions Central Asia origin Khiva manuscript h 23.0 cm w 14.5 cm thickness 4.2 cm open ornate book lies pale gray surface showing spread aged cream-colored pages decorative borders dense horizontal lines dark script page edges browned worn book's cover faded reddish-brown ornamental borders include palette gold dark blue green pink black intricate floral geometric motifs central text blocks framed thin colored lines spine area darker brown aging creases pages slightly uneven wavy edges.