Two juz of a Koran, Ottoman Egypt, dated 1698 - Lot 142

Two juz of a Koran, Ottoman Egypt, dated 1698 Manuscripts on paper with 9 lines of text per page in naskhi Arabic in black ink, some characters in red ink. Each juz is introduced on the first page by a frontispiece illuminated in gold and polychrome, with the juz number (8 and 29) given in a cartouche on a foliate background surmounting a circular medallion framed by four spandrels illuminated in gold and polychrome and decorated with flowers. The medallion inscribed in gold gives the context of the copy, under the waqf of Mulânâ al-Qâdî Muhammad Muwâhib ibn al-Marhûm al-Shaykh 'Abd al-Ghanî ibn al-Shaykh Muwâhib ibn al-Shaykh Muhammad Muhibb al-Dîn ibn Khâtima al-'Ulmâ wa al-Muhqaqîn Mulânâ al-Shaykh 'Abd al-Haqq al-Sunbâtî al-Shâfi'î al-Azharî, in the Azbakiyya district (Cairo), dated 1110 H /1698. Verses separated by rosettes illuminated in gold and polychrome, sura titles inscribed in gold in cartouches, text divisions inscribed in gold in the margins. Qur'an, VI, 111 - VII, 87 (juz 8) and Qur'an, LXVII - LXXVII (juz 29). Flap binding in red morocco embossed with a mandorla and poly-lobed spandrels decorated with foliage, a fleuron on the flap. Binding size: 31 x 21.7 cm Wear, foxing, folds, stains, small tears and detached folios.