QUR'AN
QUR'AN

QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1259/1843-4 AD

Details
QUR'AN
QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1259/1843-4 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 34ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 49ll. of black ghubari script in cloud bands on gold ground, sura titles in red thuluth script, text within polychrome and gold frame, margins with polychrome ruling, with fine marginal gold and polychrome floral illumination, section markers in gold thuluth script within medallions, with catchwords, opening bifolio with text panels with 6ll. of black naskh script with Persian interlinear translation in magenta nasta'liq script within fine floral illuminated margins and headpieces, preceded with two finely illuminated bifolios with index and prayers, colophon dated, first folio with later owner's comments with date of AH 1337 and AH 1346, last folio with seal impression reading adib al-mamalik, in probably original lacquered gilt and polychrome papier-mâché binding
Text panel 8 x 4 1/8in. (20.3 x 10.5cm.); folio 11¾ x 7¼in. (29.9 x 18.3cm.)

More from Arts of Islam

View All
View All