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ZAND OR QAJAR IRAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
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ZAND OR QAJAR IRAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 259ff. as numbered plus four fly-leaves, each with 15ll. of black nasta'liq script within double black-ruled gold interlinear divisions, with Persian translation in red nasta'liq script, sura headings in red thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, text within black-ruled gold frame, with fine gold and polychrome illuminated marginal medallions marking Qur'anic sections, opening bifolio with finely illuminated margins, Qur'anic text preceded and followed with a double page of "carpet" illumination, in late 18th or 19th century floral lacquer binding, in good condition overall
71/4 x 41/2in. (18.3 x 11.4cm.)
ZAND OR QAJAR IRAN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 259ff. as numbered plus four fly-leaves, each with 15ll. of black nasta'liq script within double black-ruled gold interlinear divisions, with Persian translation in red nasta'liq script, sura headings in red thuluth script on gold ground within illuminated cartouches, text within black-ruled gold frame, with fine gold and polychrome illuminated marginal medallions marking Qur'anic sections, opening bifolio with finely illuminated margins, Qur'anic text preceded and followed with a double page of "carpet" illumination, in late 18th or 19th century floral lacquer binding, in good condition overall
71/4 x 41/2in. (18.3 x 11.4cm.)