red cross-hatched ground

Evidence

"Although the amount of illumination is modest, what is present is hardly idiosyncratic and displays similarities with elements of the decoration of the 1314-15 Qaramanid Qur’an, such the presence of red cross-hatched ground."

Remarks

The illumination in the 1349 and 1351 copies of Mirṣād al-ʿIbād is described as modest but not idiosyncratic, showing similarities to regional styles like those found in Qaramanid manuscripts (p. 189). The 'red cross-hatched ground' is specifically identified as a decorative element (p. 189). The manuscripts were produced for Hamidid patrons ʿĪsā and Ghiyāth al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm in İstanos (p. 189, 208). The author suggests that these modest illuminated copies reflect the patrons' interest in Sufism and advice literature (p. 208).