Qur'an, manuscript on gold-sprinkled polished buff paper, 279ff., 17ll. of fine black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, gold margin within black rules, similar outer margin, red marginal commentary in gold clouds, divisions of text marked in green and gold, sura headings in gold naskh, each juz' marked by a bifolio with illuminated floral border, illuminated opening bifolio, contemporary Indian lacquer polychrome lacquer binding, (some light wear, a few folios loose), Mughal India, early 18th century - 6in. x 3¾in.

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Qur'an, manuscript on gold-sprinkled polished buff paper, 279ff., 17ll. of fine black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, gold margin within black rules, similar outer margin, red marginal commentary in gold clouds, divisions of text marked in green and gold, sura headings in gold naskh, each juz' marked by a bifolio with illuminated floral border, illuminated opening bifolio, contemporary Indian lacquer polychrome lacquer binding, (some light wear, a few folios loose), Mughal India, early 18th century - 6in. x 3¾in.
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