Religious calligraphy set, Egypt, Iran and Turkey, 14th-19th centuries Two Koran folios on paper, in Arabic naskhi and thuluth in black ink. The first recto-verso, Egypt mamluk, 14th century, of 11 lines, three in monumental characters alternating with five lines of smaller characters. Koran, V, 11-18. On one side, four illuminated medallions on a blue background, added late. The second, composite and laminated, is assembled from medieval Iranian and Egyptian elements with later repaints. Koran, XVII, 1-5, and Koran XVI, 16-17. Mounted as an album page on brown cardstock painted with several colored borders. Dim. 28.9 x 21.4 cm; 32.2 x 20.5 cm (total dim.: 42 x 29.5 cm). Heavy staining on the first, second as is; a prayer extract ("Do'aa al-Sabah"/Morning Prayer), Turkey or Iran in Ottoman style, 19th century. On paper in black ink in reserve on a gold ground, three lines of naskhi Arabic framed by two lines of large thuluth characters and two illuminated panels of floral compositions. Mounted as an album page on green cardboard powdered with gold, encircled by a green border and salmon-colored margin painted with gold floral decoration. Calligraphy size: 10 x 16.8 cm; total size: 25.3 x 35.8 cm. Stains, slight wetness. Attached is a monumental Levha calligraphy, Ottoman Empire or Iran in Ottoman style. The name 'Abd al-Rahman Khalis inscribed in monumental thuluth script and the Arabic formula "Qadas Allah ta'ala sarhu"/"May God Almighty sanctify his secret" in smaller characters in the upper left-hand corner, in black ink on paper pasted to cardboard sheet and framed with cut-out paper spandrels. Calligraphy size: 17.8 x 25.7 cm; overall size: 24 x 31.7 cm. As is A Group of Religious Calligraphies, Egypt, Iran and Turkey, 14th-19th centuries Collection of M. A. Z. - 1960 to 1980 (by descent) - lots 238 to 252