Ancient Manuscript Review 116 : Antique Etiopia Illuminated Quran ( 19th Century CE)

This is another Etiopian Quran in my library. Covered with leather and Geometrical colorful design on the first page.

Surah Al Fatihah & the first page of Surah Al Baqarah are decorated with local motives yet I dont understand why on next pages the same surahs were written without the decorations.
The last page was written by another copyist apparently a replacement page. The page seemed old as well.

This is a very rare acquisition because we dont see many Etiopian Quran in the market or in international hands. I am blessed to have acquired this beautiful manuscript.
Look my other Etiopian Qurans as below links:

Dated Etiopia Quran
Beautiful Etiopia Quran
30 volumes Etiopian Quran

Etiopian Quran Comparison
Etiopia Minhajul Muslimin

Codicology

Title Page : Nil

Content    :A Complete Quran

Date         : 19th Century

Copyist    : N/A

Patron      : Nil

Origin      : Harrar Etiopia

Place acquired : Etiopia

Illuminations : First 3 pages with colorful illuminations.

Calligraphy : Naskh

Number of lines :15

Inks          : Main text in black with diacritical marks in red

Punctuation: red circle with black dot in middle to separate between verses.

Frame       :  Nil

History of Manuscript :

Number of folios : 330 ff

Support of writing : Western paper

Gatherings :

Catchwords :first word on subsequent page in bottom left of recto

Dimensions : 21.0 cm x 17.0 cm

Binding   :Brown leather

Estimated Market Price :

Purchased Price : USD

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