Istanbul: Antik A.S., (2010). 4to. softcover. 464 pages. First edition. A fine copy. With full color illustrations. Exhibition catalogue. In this 1400th year since the first revelations of the Holy Book of Islam, the Qur'an, the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art is hosting a very meaningful exhibition. Some of the rarest manuscripts of the Qur'an that were scribed in Islamic countries and other Ottoman lands during the historical period from the 8th to the.....
Boston: David R. Godine, (1988). oblong 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 183 pages. With a foreword by James M. Wells. First edition. Comprehensively describes and annotates twenty-two copybooks providing information on the scribe, the printer, intended audience, etc. Also contains a chapter on letter study and a selected bibliography. Well illustrated. Well preserved copy.Loosely inserted in a commorative bookplate of William Sihler.
