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Qur'an section
Safavid Persia, AH 985/1577-78 AD
comprising ch.36, sura Ya Sin, ch.48, sura al-Fath, ch.56, sura al-Waqiah, ch.67, sura al-Mulk and ch.78, sura al-Naba, 22ff., each with 9ll. of naskh, the first and last in gold, the fifth in blue, and the remainder in small black naskh, punctuation in red, plain gold roundels between verses, the text divided by gold lines within black rules, brown, green, gold and blue margins, marginal notes in red and black, sura headings in red, (folios slightly creased and stained, some retouching), opening folio with upper panel illuminated in predominately blue and gold containing sura heading in white kufic outlined in black (retouched), final folio signed by Sharaf b. Hasan Astarabadi and dated 985, dark brown plain morocco binding, paler brown morocco doublures (spine repaired)
folio 6¾ x 4¼in. (17.2 x 10.8cm.)
text 4¼ x 2½in. (10.8 x 6.4cm.)
The suras run continously one after the other showing the section was never part of a complete qur'an.
Safavid Persia, AH 985/1577-78 AD
comprising ch.36, sura Ya Sin, ch.48, sura al-Fath, ch.56, sura al-Waqiah, ch.67, sura al-Mulk and ch.78, sura al-Naba, 22ff., each with 9ll. of naskh, the first and last in gold, the fifth in blue, and the remainder in small black naskh, punctuation in red, plain gold roundels between verses, the text divided by gold lines within black rules, brown, green, gold and blue margins, marginal notes in red and black, sura headings in red, (folios slightly creased and stained, some retouching), opening folio with upper panel illuminated in predominately blue and gold containing sura heading in white kufic outlined in black (retouched), final folio signed by Sharaf b. Hasan Astarabadi and dated 985, dark brown plain morocco binding, paler brown morocco doublures (spine repaired)
folio 6¾ x 4¼in. (17.2 x 10.8cm.)
text 4¼ x 2½in. (10.8 x 6.4cm.)
The suras run continously one after the other showing the section was never part of a complete qur'an.