QUR'AN
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QUR'AN

SIGNED IBN MUHAMMAD HUSAYN QASIM MUHAMMAD ABADI JARQAWI, QAJAR IRAN, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1232/NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1816 AD

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QUR'AN
SIGNED IBN MUHAMMAD HUSAYN QASIM MUHAMMAD ABADI JARQAWI, QAJAR IRAN, DATED MUHARRAM AH 1232/NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1816 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, 311ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 14ll. of black naskh script, with gold roundel verse markers, sura headings in red thuluth script within cartouches, text within silver, black and blue rules, with catchwords, marginal illuminated markers, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpieces and floral margins, Qur'anic text preceded and followed by prayers, in Qajar floral lacquer binding, now loose
Text panel 8 5/8 x 5 1/8in. (22 x 13cm.);12 x 7 7/8in. (30.4 x 20.2cm.)
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