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EARLY SAFAVID PERSIA, FIRST HALF 16TH CENTURY
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Qur'an
Early Safavid Persia, first half 16th century
Manuscript on paper, 421ff. with 11ll. of black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, sura headings in white on gold panels highlighted with blue and polychrome floral illumination, blue and gold marginal medallions, opening finely illuminated blue and gold bifolio, sura al-baqara with similar illuminated heading, light staining and smudging, in later brown morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion
Folio: 9 x 6in. (24.2 x 17cm.); text: 6 x 3in. (16 x 9cm.)
Early Safavid Persia, first half 16th century
Manuscript on paper, 421ff. with 11ll. of black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, sura headings in white on gold panels highlighted with blue and polychrome floral illumination, blue and gold marginal medallions, opening finely illuminated blue and gold bifolio, sura al-baqara with similar illuminated heading, light staining and smudging, in later brown morocco binding with flap with tooled medallion
Folio: 9 x 6in. (24.2 x 17cm.); text: 6 x 3in. (16 x 9cm.)