A Dual Legacy of Qur’anic Mastery: Atrtributed to Seyh Hamdullah and a leaf of Late Mamluk Grace. c.1500

A Dual Legacy of Qur?anic Mastery: Atrtributed to Seyh Hamdullah and a leaf of Late Mamluk Grace. Ottoman. C15 and C16th

An extraordinary composite Qur?anic bifolium, mounted on card. The recto features a Qur?an leaf attributed to Seyh Hamdullah, founder of the Ottoman calligraphic tradition, with a surah heading, Basmala, and illuminated hizb rosette ? exemplifying the apex of early C16th Ottoman script.

The verso presents a refined C15th Mamluk leaf on Eastern paper, showcasing the formal elegance and rhythmic flow of late Mamluk Qur?anic aesthetics.
A rare pairing of two great Islamic calligraphic legacies on a single sheet.