An Ottoman Qur’an, signed Hafiz Husayn al-Husni known as Qaysariuni, dated 1236AH/1820-21AD, Arabic manuscript on cream paper, 303ff. plus three flyleaves, with 15ll. of black naskh, corrections in red, within gold and black rules, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, catchwords, sura headings in white thuluth on gold and polychrome illuminated panels, gold and polychrome marginal motifs, opening folio heavily gilt with polychrome decoration framing 7ll. of black naskh in clouds reserved against a gold ground, colophon indicates that the scribe was a student of the calligrapher Ibrahim al-‘Afif, in brown morocco with flap decorated with gold painted central medallion and spandrels, red paper doublures, folio 15.5 x 10cm. Provenance: Private collection London Please refer to department for condition report