A large double-sided folio from the Qur'an, ten lines black naskh with two interspersed lines written in gilt -- 12¼in. x 9in., Mamluk, 15th century; another folio from a Qur'an, nine lines of nashk on a gold ground below an illuminated heading, black and blue rules, green and gold margins -- 9½in. x 6¼in., 18th century, framed and glazed; and a folio leaf decorated with a double-headed eagle within red and black rules and gold margin -- 12in. x 8¼in., Qazvin, mounted. (3)

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A large double-sided folio from the Qur'an, ten lines black naskh with two interspersed lines written in gilt -- 12¼in. x 9in., Mamluk, 15th century; another folio from a Qur'an, nine lines of nashk on a gold ground below an illuminated heading, black and blue rules, green and gold margins -- 9½in. x 6¼in., 18th century, framed and glazed; and a folio leaf decorated with a double-headed eagle within red and black rules and gold margin -- 12in. x 8¼in., Qazvin, mounted. (3)

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