Qur'an, manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black naskh, gold roundels bewtween verses, double red ruled margin with blue outer rule, blue ruled outer margin, divisions of text marked marginally i nred, headings in red, illuminated opening bifolio with gold clouds between the lines of text, India, signed by .....(rubbed) b. the late Hafiz al-Yas and dated Rafi' I AH 1095/1683-4 AD, brown morocco binding - 8¾ x 5in. (22.5 x 12.7cm.); another, 12ll. of black naskh with ruled divisions, gold roundels between verses, gold margins between black rules, red and blue outer rules, divisions of text marked marginally in red and with medallions, headings on gold panels, illuminated opening and final bifolios, later red mrocoo binding, India, 18th century - 7½ x 4¾in. (19 x 12.2cm.); another, 13ll. of black naskh, red dots between verses, red and blue ruled inner and outer margins, marginal notes, divisions of text marked marginally in red, headings in red, illuminated opening bifolio, India, signed by 'Ali Muhammad b. Beg Muhammad and dated Jumada I AH 1245/1829-30 AD, lacquered and black morocco binding - 9¾ x 5½in. (24.8 x 14cm.); and Dala'il al-Khairat(?), Arabic manuscript on paper, 9ll. of black naskh between gold rules, words in red, gold roundels between phrases, gold margin between black rules, blue outer rule, marginal notes ringed in gold, opening bifolio with illuminated heading and red ruled inner margin, ff.17v.-118r. with gold and polychrome diagrams of Mecca and Medina, black morocco binding, (damage to edges mostly not affecting text, staining, repairs, binding worn), India, 17th/18th century - 7½ x 4¾in. (19.2 x 12.2cm.) See illustration for one (4)

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Qur'an, manuscript on paper, 11ll. of black naskh, gold roundels bewtween verses, double red ruled margin with blue outer rule, blue ruled outer margin, divisions of text marked marginally i nred, headings in red, illuminated opening bifolio with gold clouds between the lines of text, India, signed by .....(rubbed) b. the late Hafiz al-Yas and dated Rafi' I AH 1095/1683-4 AD, brown morocco binding - 8¾ x 5in. (22.5 x 12.7cm.); another, 12ll. of black naskh with ruled divisions, gold roundels between verses, gold margins between black rules, red and blue outer rules, divisions of text marked marginally in red and with medallions, headings on gold panels, illuminated opening and final bifolios, later red mrocoo binding, India, 18th century - 7½ x 4¾in. (19 x 12.2cm.); another, 13ll. of black naskh, red dots between verses, red and blue ruled inner and outer margins, marginal notes, divisions of text marked marginally in red, headings in red, illuminated opening bifolio, India, signed by 'Ali Muhammad b. Beg Muhammad and dated Jumada I AH 1245/1829-30 AD, lacquered and black morocco binding - 9¾ x 5½in. (24.8 x 14cm.); and Dala'il al-Khairat(?), Arabic manuscript on paper, 9ll. of black naskh between gold rules, words in red, gold roundels between phrases, gold margin between black rules, blue outer rule, marginal notes ringed in gold, opening bifolio with illuminated heading and red ruled inner margin, ff.17v.-118r. with gold and polychrome diagrams of Mecca and Medina, black morocco binding, (damage to edges mostly not affecting text, staining, repairs, binding worn), India, 17th/18th century - 7½ x 4¾in. (19.2 x 12.2cm.)
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