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Prayer Book

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Manuscript: ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper Binding: leather and gold

Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Friends of Islamic Art Gifts 2014

'Abd al-Qadir Hisari (Calligrapher)

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Turkey

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Title: Prayer Book

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Manuscript: ink opaque watercolor and gold on paper Binding: leather and gold.

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