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SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
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QUR'AN
SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 347ff. plus four modern fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, with gold and polychrome marginal circular medallions, text within blue, black and gold rules, catchwords in red, juz', hizb and sajda markers in red thuluth, with heavily illuminated opening bifolio with sura al-fatiha in white naskh script on gold ground, sura al-baqara with illuminated headpiece, followed by prayers, in restored 16th century Safavid gilt and stamped brown morocco binding with flap and doublures, in modern slip case
Text panel 6½ x 3½in. (16.5 x 9cm.); folio 10½ x 6 1/8in. (26.6 x 15.8cm.)
SAFAVID IRAN, 16TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 347ff. plus four modern fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, with gold and polychrome marginal circular medallions, text within blue, black and gold rules, catchwords in red, juz', hizb and sajda markers in red thuluth, with heavily illuminated opening bifolio with sura al-fatiha in white naskh script on gold ground, sura al-baqara with illuminated headpiece, followed by prayers, in restored 16th century Safavid gilt and stamped brown morocco binding with flap and doublures, in modern slip case
Text panel 6½ x 3½in. (16.5 x 9cm.); folio 10½ x 6 1/8in. (26.6 x 15.8cm.)
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