Collectible Qur’ans
The Hasan Rızâ Qur’an
Commissioned in a large format by Sultan Mehmed V Reşad, after his accession to the Ottoman throne, to be recited at his tomb, this Qur’an is preserved at the Topkapı Palace Museum Library.
It is a facsimile — in the original dimensions and bound in genuine leather — of the manuscript written by the calligrapher Hasan Rızâ Efendi (1849–1920), known for his many works in thuluth, jalī and ta‘līq scripts, and for some of the finest examples of the naskh style so widely used in Ottoman manuscripts.
Hasan Riza Mushaf-i Sharif
After the reign of Sultan Mehmed Resad V, the Qur'an was written in large size to be recited at his tomb. The original of Hasan Riza Mushaf-ı Şerif is in the Library of Topkapı Palace Museum. Hasan Riza is one of the most important and famous calligrapher in naskh script in Ottoman period.
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