Qita calligraphic composition, Ottoman Turkey, probably Edirne, 19th century Calligraphic composition on paper in Arabic with black ink, illuminated in gold and polychrome with floral decoration. An extract from a hadith in large thuluth script in a green reserve on a gold background is followed by a prayer of the Prophet inscribed in 6 oblique lines in naskhi script in white reserves on a punched gold background, then by two lower cartouches, inscribed with the names of the anonymous calligrapher's masters, Al-Fahmi teaching at the Taşliq school, and al-Fawzy al-Mufti of Edirne. Mounted as an album page on cardboard. Dim. calligraphy: 12 x 17.2 cm; page: 14.3 x 19.6 cm Some stains and polychromy.