A large illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Herat, second quarter 16th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 251 leaves plus 4 flyleaves, 17 lines to the page, divided into 2 panels of black naskh script and 3 lines of alternating muhaqqaq script in blue and gold, verses separated by pointed gold roundels, surah headings in red thuluth within illuminated panels, catchwords, margins ruled in colours and gold, spurious colophon in the name of 'Asadullah Kirmani, 885 AH' illuminated marginal devices throughout, each page with scrolling gold vines in vertical columns either side of the text, opening double page frontispiece in colours and gold with text in white muhaqqaq within lobed cartouches, following double page with en suite decoration, later lacquer binding with gold scrolling flowers and gilt-stamped cartouches 30 by 20cm.
A large illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Herat, second quarter 16th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 251 leaves plus 4 flyleaves, 17 lines to the page, divided into 2 panels of black naskh script and 3 lines of alternating muhaqqaq script in blue and gold, verses separated by pointed gold roundels, surah headings in red thuluth within illuminated panels, catchwords, margins ruled in colours and gold, spurious colophon in the name of 'Asadullah Kirmani, 885 AH' illuminated marginal devices throughout, each page with scrolling gold vines in vertical columns either side of the text, opening double page frontispiece in colours and gold with text in white muhaqqaq within lobed cartouches, following double page with en suite decoration, later lacquer binding with gold scrolling flowers and gilt-stamped cartouches 30 by 20cm.
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