Description
Quran manuscript leaf with finely executed Arabic script, gold illumination, and red rubrication. Includes borders and intricate calligraphy attributed to Seyid Mehmet bin Ahmet.
Made by Dervi? Mehmet bin al-Hac Ahmet Efendi (Seyid Mehmet bin Ahmet) after own design.
Medium: Handwritten Quran manuscript, with ink, gold illumination, and red rubrication on Thick paper/parchment paper.
Sheet size: 20 x 30 cm (7.87 x 11.81 inch). Image size: 20 x 30 cm. (7.87 x 11.81 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Losely attached to carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
QURAN MANUSCRIPT, SEYID MEHMET BIN AHMET, DERVI? MEHMET, OTTOMAN MANUSCRIPT, KAYSERI, ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY, GOLD ILLUMINATION, 18TH CENTURY QURAN | EXPO-464
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Manuscript created in the Mosque of ?eyh ?mer, Kayseri, dated 1158/1745.
Reference: Mustakimzade 388, Habib-i Isfahani 133, Rado 168-169.
Biography engraver: Dervi? Mehmet bin al-Hac Ahmet Efendi (d. 1767) was an Ottoman calligrapher who created approximately 500 copies of the Quran during his lifetime. He studied under Canakk?zade, Yedikuleli, and Haci Yusuf Efendi, and his works are renowned for their precision and beauty.
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