Ottoman Qur'an, Syria, Damascus, dated 1684 Manuscript on paper with 15 lines of text per page in naskhi Arabic, in black ink, some characters, marginal inscriptions and sura titles in red ink, marginal inscriptions in green ink. On the last page, colophon giving the name of the copyist 'Umar ibn al-Hajj 'Ali al-Asmar al-Dimassi living in Damascus, and the date safar 1095 H / January 1684. Garnet morocco flap binding with embossed decoration of a polylobed mandorla with a double flowered appendage garnished with a hatayi floral composition, an inscribed cartouche embossed on the flap spine. 27.6 x 21.6 cm Wear, restorations, stains, foxing and small tears, binding spine restored. An Ottoman Qur'an, Syria, Damascus, dated