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SAFAVID PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY
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Qur'an
Safavid Persia, 18th Century
Manuscript on paper, 342ff. with 12ll. of black naskh, gold panels betweeen each line, sura headings in gold on blue panels with floral spandrels, opening and closing illuminated bifolios, in contemporary floral lacquer binding
Folio 8.1/8x 5in. (20.5 x 13cm.); text 5.7/8 x 3in. (14.7 x 8cm.)
Safavid Persia, 18th Century
Manuscript on paper, 342ff. with 12ll. of black naskh, gold panels betweeen each line, sura headings in gold on blue panels with floral spandrels, opening and closing illuminated bifolios, in contemporary floral lacquer binding
Folio 8.1/8x 5in. (20.5 x 13cm.); text 5.7/8 x 3in. (14.7 x 8cm.)