Caption

Quran lectern rahla, Islamic art, Turkish, Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922; Quran lectern decorated with arabesques, geometric ornament, rosettes, lotus tulip motifs; 19th century, Turkey; piece of furniture; unfolded: height 50.6 cm, width 91.5 cm, depth 21.3 cm, weight 1.7 kg; folded: height 80.5 cm, width 21.3 cm, weight 1.7 kg., A carved wooden bookrest with ornate lattice-like cutouts and floral motifs holds an open illuminated book; the bookrest and book covers are dark brown wood, the carved panels show lighter brown highlights, and the carved inlay appears pale; the open book has warm yellowed pages with gold and colored ornamentation in tones of gold, deep blue, red, and green; the background is a smooth neutral gray, and soft shadows appear beneath the bookrest.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_446

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Rights managed

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95.1Mb (1.5Mb) / 20.0in x 18.5in / 6000 x 5540 (300dpi)

Keywords

Quran lectern rahla Islamic art Turkish Ottoman dynasty 1299–1922 Quran lectern decorated arabesques geometric ornament rosettes lotus tulip motifs 19th century Turkey piece furniture unfolded height 50.6 cm width 91.5 cm depth 21.3 cm weight 1.7 kg folded height 80.5 cm width 21.3 cm carved wooden bookrest ornate lattice- cutouts floral motifs holds open illuminated book bookrest book covers dark brown wood carved panels lighter brown highlights carved inlay pale open book warm yellowed pages gold colored ornamentation tones deep blue red green background smooth neutral gray soft shadows beneath bookrest.