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KASHMIR, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A LARGE QUR'AN
KASHMIR, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 385ff. as numbered plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of large bold naskh script, sura headings in red thuluth script within gold bordered cartouches, with gold roundel verse markers outlined in black, text within blue, red and black ruled frame, with catchwords, marginal illuminated markers, opening, intermediate and final bifolio with extensive gold and polychrome floral illumination, in modern binding
Text panel 11.1/4 x 6.1/2in. (28.6 x 16.5cm.); folio 16 x 10.3/8in. (40.8 x 26.5cm.)
KASHMIR, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Arabic manuscript on paper, 385ff. as numbered plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll. of large bold naskh script, sura headings in red thuluth script within gold bordered cartouches, with gold roundel verse markers outlined in black, text within blue, red and black ruled frame, with catchwords, marginal illuminated markers, opening, intermediate and final bifolio with extensive gold and polychrome floral illumination, in modern binding
Text panel 11.1/4 x 6.1/2in. (28.6 x 16.5cm.); folio 16 x 10.3/8in. (40.8 x 26.5cm.)
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