About 800 printed pages in Arabic. Fine India paper. Lithographed text and marginal decoration, printed in Arabic within ruled borders. "This Holy Qur'an was corrected and reviewed against books of orthography, diacritics, and readings by Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Khalaf al-Husseini, the current head of the Qur'an reciters (who also wrote its original manuscript), Professor Natif, the First Inspector of Arabic Language at the Ministry of Education, Professors Sheikh Mustafa Ali and Sheikh Ahmad Atadri, teachers at the Nasiriyah Teachers' School, and Professor Mur al-Adil, Head of Correctors at the Amiri Press. Supervised by the esteemed Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar". It is dated Islamic year 1337, or 1918-9. Original yellow patterned endpapers. Lacks small magnifier attached by a cord. 25 x 38 mm. Original black leather with ornate faded gilt floral motif pattern stamped on spine and covers. An early twentieth century Steinbrener edition, following on from the success of Bryce's 1896 edition that was reprinted in 1899 and 1907. Hans Steinbrener was established in 1855, and held a Royal warrant to publish almanacs and religious texts in different European languages. Taking advantage of the new technique of photo-reduction Steinbrenner printed these qu'rans from the late 1890s-1960s in Vimperk, or Winterberg, Czech Republic. The text, endpapers and bindings differ from the equivalent Bryce Koran. They became widely distributed across America and Europe but the earlier examples are less common.
|