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Qur'an,
Arabic manuscript on paper, 295ff., 12ll. of black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, folios remargined, gold margins between black rules, blue outer rule, sura headings in gold thuluth in pale pink clouds on illuminated panel between green margins, opening bifolio illuminated in gold and colours with the text in 5ll. of large gold muhaqqaq, the following folio with an illuminated heading panel, red morocco binding with gold stamped floral medallion, pendants and spandrels, Herat, mid-16th century - 31 x 20.5cm.
Arabic manuscript on paper, 295ff., 12ll. of black naskh, punctuation in red, gold roundels between verses, folios remargined, gold margins between black rules, blue outer rule, sura headings in gold thuluth in pale pink clouds on illuminated panel between green margins, opening bifolio illuminated in gold and colours with the text in 5ll. of large gold muhaqqaq, the following folio with an illuminated heading panel, red morocco binding with gold stamped floral medallion, pendants and spandrels, Herat, mid-16th century - 31 x 20.5cm.