Pocket Quran, Bukhara/Uzbekistan, 18th/19th Century
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Black and red ink on paper
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 18th/19th century
Embossed leather cover
Dimensions: 13 x 8 x 4.5 cm
Provenance: Important Austrian private collection
Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 18th/19th century
Embossed leather cover
Dimensions: 13 x 8 x 4.5 cm
Provenance: Important Austrian private collection
The present pocket Quran comes from Bukhara in Uzbekistan, and dates from the 18th or 19th century. The text is written in black and red ink on paper. The pages are not illuminated, but impress with the elegant type face. The manuscript is bound in an embossed leather cover.
The book shows some wear marks. The leather cover is worn and broken on the back. The paper has partly torn at the edges. Some of the pages are smudged and show later notes. The dimensions of the book are 13 x 8 x 4.5 cm.
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Pocket Quran, Bukhara/Uzbekistan, 18th/19th Century
Estimate €240 - €300
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