Details
Qur'an
Persian, circa 1400
manuscript on polished buff paper, 262ff. plus 2 flyleaves, each with 15ll. very neat black naskh, punctuation in red, with gold roundels between verses, gold margins between black rules, sura headings in gold naskh within panels, textual divisions and juz indicated marginally in gold, (slight staining, a few old repairs, final folios damaged), opening illuminated double page with the text set within blue panels of gold floral decoration, colophon at end incomplete, recent pale brown morocco binding and flap in Ottoman style with stamped floral medallion
text 4½ x 2 5/8in. (11.4 x 6.7cm.)
folio 6 7/8 x 4 5/8in. (17.5 x 11.7cm.)
Persian, circa 1400
manuscript on polished buff paper, 262ff. plus 2 flyleaves, each with 15ll. very neat black naskh, punctuation in red, with gold roundels between verses, gold margins between black rules, sura headings in gold naskh within panels, textual divisions and juz indicated marginally in gold, (slight staining, a few old repairs, final folios damaged), opening illuminated double page with the text set within blue panels of gold floral decoration, colophon at end incomplete, recent pale brown morocco binding and flap in Ottoman style with stamped floral medallion
text 4½ x 2 5/8in. (11.4 x 6.7cm.)
folio 6 7/8 x 4 5/8in. (17.5 x 11.7cm.)