This album (muraqqaÊ¿) of calligraphy in an accordion format was compiled in Ottoman Turkey in the twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE. It consists of leaves bearing fragmentary passages from the Qurâan (chapter 2 [SÅ«rat al-baqarah], 2:65-68 and chapter 4 [SÅ«rat al-nisÄʾ], 4:103-106); sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (hadith); and two sheets of pen exercises (ḳaralama). The Qur'anic verses and the passages of hadith are written in vocalized naskh and thuluth scripts in black ink. Fol. 5a bears the name of the Ottoman calligrapher Åeyh Hamdullah (Ḥamd AllÄh al-AmÄsÄ«, d. 926 AH / 1520 CE). Åeyh Hamdullah was the most celebrated calligrapher of his time and influenced subsequent generations of calligraphers. Each page in the album is framed by eighteenth-century marbled borders. The sheepskin binding with central lobed medallion has a central panel filled with chamois leather and probably dates to the twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE.
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Upper board outside
fol. 1b
fol. 2a
fol. 2b
fol. 3a
fol. 3b
fol. 4a
fol. 4b
fol. 5a
fol. 5b
fol. 6a
Lower board outside
Lower board back
6a back
5b back
5a back
4b back
4a back
3b back
3a back
2b back
2a back
1b back
Upper board back
Back-edge
Fore-edge
Head
Tail
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