FOUR QUR'ANS
FOUR QUR'ANS

SAFAVID IRAN AND MUGHAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

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FOUR QUR'ANS
SAFAVID IRAN AND MUGHAL INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
Including a Safavid Qur'an, each folio with 16ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script within cartouches, text within polychrome and black rules, illuminated opening bifolio, catchwords, in stamped morocco binding, an Indian Qur'an, each folio with 11ll. of black naskh script with double interlinear divisions, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script within cartouches, catchwords, with illuminated opening bifolio, in stamped morocco binding, with fitted case, an Indian Qur'an, each folio with 13ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script within cartouches, text within blue and black-ruled gold frame, catchwords, marginal medallions, with illuminated opening and final bifolios, in stamped red morocco binding, a miniature Indian qur'an, each folio with 14ll. of black naskh script between gold lines, sura headings on gold ground, text within gold frame, with illuminated opening bifolio, in cloth covered binding
Folio 4¼ x 2 5/8in. (11 x 6.5cm.); 8¼ x 5in. (21 x 12.5cm.); 6¾ x 3½in. (17.2 x 9cm.) illustrated; 3 x 1 7/8in. (7.6 x 4.8cm.) (4)

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