Miniature Koran .

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Rare antique miniature Koran [Quran ] . Red leather binding over thin card . A miniature book with ornate with gold pattern and gold page edges. Edges lightly rubbed. Some gilt from the page edges dulled. Light stain to lower edge of inside covers, also affecting the lower edge of the first few leaves and the last few leaves. Otherwise clean Arabic text throughout. Rare and authentic Quran book from early 1900's. Dimensions : 2.1cm x 1.8cm x 1cm ** "The production of miniature Korans in manuscript has a long tradition, but the printing of them in this form had to await the arrival of photolithographic techniques in the late 19th century. Such Korans were published in Delhi in 1892 and Istanbul c. 1899, but the one which seems to have achieved the widest circulation is this Scottish edition. It was one of a long series of miniature books produced by David Bryce and Sons. All the copies were issued with metal lockets and magnifying glasses. Many were supplied to Indian and other Muslim soldiers fighting for the British in the First World War, and served also as talismans" (Information from "Middle Eastern Languages and the Print Revolution", Gutenberg Museum exhibition catalogue, Mainz, 2002, no. 79). Mentioned by T. E. Lawrence in "Seven pillars of wisdom". N° de ref. del artículo 50073

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