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24 Illuminated Cashmir Quran pages from the 1800rds. 

The pages are 16 x 5 cm and in good condition.

This double sided, 16^th century, Safavid Quran page from Iran is embellished with ink, polychrome pigments and gold on paper.

This page of the Quran contains sura 6 (al-Amraan), with on one side of the page verses 86 to 91 and on the other side verses 92 to 95. On both sides the vocalized text is distributed over five registers: three registers in imposing muhaqqaq script, interspersed with two registers of four lines in smaller Naskh script. The separation of the verses is indicated by polychrome and gold rosettes, and the entire text is surrounded by a gold framing net. This page construction, alternating single lines of muhaqqaq writing and paragraphs in Naskh, is typical of Qurans from the early Safavid period.

The page is 36 x 27 cm and in very good condition.

A 453-year-old Ottoman book with Dua’s and poetry and a biography of Mohammed (pbuh). The book was written in the 16^th century (987 AH = 1569 AD) by İsmail Waldaqro. He copied the writings, as was customary at that time, from a grand writer who lived one or two hundred years before his time. Unfortunately, the reference to this writer has been lost, as the first pages of the book are missing. Even without this, the book is a great find. 

Period: 16th century (987 AH = 1569 AD)

Dimensions: 29 by 21 by 5 cm, circa 450 pages

Condition: reasonably good, considering its age 

This impressive Talismanic from the late 18^th to early 19^th century, contains multiple handwritten Quranic verses and the most beautiful names of God. On the cotton shirt there are what look like remnants of gold on the names of God. It is possible that they were once plated with gold, which have begun to fade due to its usage and age. 

The front, left side of the Talismanic has the inscription ‘there is no God but God’ and on the right side ‘Muhammad, the Messenger of God’. These inscriptions are also gold-plated. On the reverse side, there are many Quranic verses and a gold-plated Tughra of the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

What makes this piece even more unique is that it may have been worn by one of the most important officials during the Ottoman Empire.

The Talismanic is 86 cm in width and 128 cm in height and in surprisingly good general condition. There are a few places that require re-stitching.