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Qur'an
Timurid Persia, 15th century
Manuscript on paper, 217 ff. each with 11ll. of neat black naskh within gold clouds, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, sura headings in thuluth in gold within pink hatched clouds or blue on spiralling gold arabesques (remargined with reinsertion of original marginal roundels, some smudging and staining), opening gold and polychrome bifolio (small damages and restoration), in Qajar black morocco binding with stamped coloured medallion, spandrels and cartouche borders
folio 11¼ x 7¾in. (28.5 x 20cm.); text 6¾ x 4½in. (17 x 11.5cm.)
Timurid Persia, 15th century
Manuscript on paper, 217 ff. each with 11ll. of neat black naskh within gold clouds, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, sura headings in thuluth in gold within pink hatched clouds or blue on spiralling gold arabesques (remargined with reinsertion of original marginal roundels, some smudging and staining), opening gold and polychrome bifolio (small damages and restoration), in Qajar black morocco binding with stamped coloured medallion, spandrels and cartouche borders
folio 11¼ x 7¾in. (28.5 x 20cm.); text 6¾ x 4½in. (17 x 11.5cm.)