THREE QUR'ANS
THREE QUR'ANS

NORTH INDIA AND KASHMIR, 17H-19TH CENTURY

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THREE QUR'ANS
NORTH INDIA AND KASHMIR, 17H-19TH CENTURY
Comprising a Qur'an dated AH 1092, 325ff. (as numbered), each folio with 12ll. of black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in black nasta'liq script, with gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script on gold ground within cartouches, text within double ruled gold frame, marginal markers and comments, illuminated opening bifolio, in black morocco binding, a Kashmiri Qur'an with 15ll. of black naskh script on each folio between gold clouds, sura headings in blue thuluth script on gold ground, text within gold and polychrome rules, numerous illuminated bifolios, in brown morocco binding, and another Qur'an with 15ll. of black naskh script on each folio, sura headings in red naskh script, text within polychrome rules, illuminated opening bifolio, in red printed paper cover
Folio 10 x 6¼in. (25.5 x 15.5cm.) illustrated; 9½ x 5 3/8in. (23.9 x 13.8cm.); folio 6¼ x 3 7/8in. (16 x 9.8cm.) (3)

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