THREE QUR'ANS
THREE QUR'ANS

ONE SIGNED KAMINEH DARGA, NORTH INDIA, DATED BEGINNING OF RABI' II AH 1133/FEBRUARY 1721 AD

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THREE QUR'ANS
ONE SIGNED KAMINEH DARGA, NORTH INDIA, DATED BEGINNING OF RABI' II AH 1133/FEBRUARY 1721 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, one with 336ff. (as numbered) plus 7 fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of black naskh script with gold interlinear divisions, gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in red naskh script, text within gold ruled frame, colophon signed and dated, catchwords, with illuminated opening bifolio, in gilt and stamped brown morocco binding with flap, another 18th century Qur'an, each folio with 11ll. of elegant black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in red, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in black naskh script within gold cartouches, text within ruled gold frame, with illuminated marginal medallions, illuminated opening bifolio, marginal comments, catchwords, in stamped brown morocco, and a 19th century Qur'an, each folio with 13ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in red naskh script, text within ruled gold frame, with illuminated opening bifolio, catchwords, in modern binding
Folio 7 5/8 x 4¾in. (19.2 x 12.2cm.) illustrated; 7¼ x 4 3/8in. (18.2 x 10.7cm.); 7¾ x 5¼in. (19.8 x 13.5cm.) (3)

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