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KASHMIR, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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KASHMIR, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript, 30ff. plus 7 fly-leaves, each folio with 46ll. of black ghubari script, the first, middle and last line in large black thuluth script on copper-gold ground, sura headings in red naskh script on gold ground within cartouches, text within blue and black-ruled gold frame, with gold and polychrome illuminated margins, marginal markers in red thuluth script, catchwords, opening folio with large gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, second fly-leaf with owner's inscription and date of AH 1325, with marble paper doublures, in stamped maroon morocco binding with flap
Text panel 10½ x 5½in. (26.8 x 14cm.); folio 13 3/8 x 7 7/8in. (34 x 20cm.)
KASHMIR, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript, 30ff. plus 7 fly-leaves, each folio with 46ll. of black ghubari script, the first, middle and last line in large black thuluth script on copper-gold ground, sura headings in red naskh script on gold ground within cartouches, text within blue and black-ruled gold frame, with gold and polychrome illuminated margins, marginal markers in red thuluth script, catchwords, opening folio with large gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, second fly-leaf with owner's inscription and date of AH 1325, with marble paper doublures, in stamped maroon morocco binding with flap
Text panel 10½ x 5½in. (26.8 x 14cm.); folio 13 3/8 x 7 7/8in. (34 x 20cm.)