AN OTTOMAN ILLUMINATED PRAYER SCROLL, OTTOMAN TURKEY

18TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper backed on silk, written in naskh, thuluth, muhaqqaq and angular Kufic scripts in various colors.

17 by 470 cm.

The scroll opens with

1-the Basmallah written in thuluth script against a black background with the letters intersticed in gold within a cartouche in the shape of a cypress tree and surrounded by v.1-v.4 from surah Al-Fath.

2-It is then followed by roundel containing the word ‘Muhammed’ and surrounded by v.5 from surah AlFath in gold and black ink.

3- Followed by a rounded cartouche enclosing the words ‘Ya Rab al-Almin’ on a green ground, a rectangular containing al-Basmallah in mirrored style and angular Kufic script, roundels enclosing the attributed names of the Porphet Muhammad surrounded by Quran verses, all surrounded by al-Basmall prayers in large thuluth script intersticed in gold on a black ground.

4- A rounded cartouche with a square enclosing v.13 from surah Al-Saff in thuluth script and mirrored style, Al-Basmallah in angular script, two square of prayers in large script on a green ground, surrounded by cartouches enclosing Al-Basmallah prayer with different Quran verses.

5- A roundel enclosing the word ‘ Al-Nasir’ in large thluth script surrounded by surah al-Kawthar and other Quran verses.

6- A rounded cartouches with illustration of al-Masjid al-Haram at the top, followed by squares of the 99 beautiful names of Allah, an illustration of al-Msjid al-Nabawi, prayers with Quran verses.

7- A rounded cartouche with a square enclosing, squares of prayers in large script on a green ground, Al-Basmallah in angular script, surrounded by cartouches enclosing Al-Basmallah prayer with different Quran verses.

Signed by ‘ Written by Ibrahim Bin Abdul-Rahman known as al-Maqdisi.

Estimate € 4000 - € 6000