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Shaykh Hasan Kashfi al-Khalwati
Manuscript of the Qur'an1854-55/A.H. 1271

Not on view
Illuminated manuscript double-page spread with Arabic calligraphy in black ink on cream ground, surrounded by dense gold arabesque borders with cobalt blue and red floral bands
Leather book binding in deep red with overall gilt-tooled pattern of small branching sprigs and dot rosettes, framed by a rope-twist gilt border on cream leather edges.
Artist or Maker
Shaykh Hasan Kashfi al-Khalwati
Turkey
Title
Manuscript of the Qur'an
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
1854-55/A.H. 1271
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 5 x 3/4 in. (18. 7 x 12.7 x 2 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.52
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Denny, Walter B. Turkish Treasures from the Collection of Edward Binney, 3rd. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 1979.