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Manuscript of a Waqfnama (Endowment of Deed)September 9, 1808/Thursday, 17 Rajab A.H. 1223

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Oxblood leather book cover with a cream and gold tooled border and a central pointed oval medallion filled with scrolling ivory vines and crimson red floral rosettes, with radiating spike ornaments and dot-and-tab axis details
Dark leather envelope-style binding with gilt tooled decoration, featuring a central fan-shaped medallion with scrolling arabesques in gold and red, flanked by symmetrical dotted ornaments along horizontal borders.
Illuminated manuscript page with Arabic calligraphy in naskh script; upper section features gilded arabesque grounds, two cloud-shaped cartouches with cursive text, floral scrollwork in gold and blue, and a scalloped arch border; lower section contains four lines of large black Arabic script with small gold medallions between phrases.
Illuminated manuscript open to two pages of Arabic script in black ink, with gold pentagon-shaped verse markers, framed by thin gold and blue ruled borders on cream-colored paper.
Title
Manuscript of a Waqfnama (Endowment of Deed)
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
September 9, 1808/Thursday, 17 Rajab A.H. 1223
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
12 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 3/8 in. (30.8 x 19.8 x 0.9 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.59
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.