A Large Illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Timurid, 15th century Arabic manuscript on polished paper, 353 leaves plus a flyleaf, 11 lines to the page, written in muhaqqaq script in black ink, verses separated by gold segmented florets pointed in blue and red, surah headings in gold within cloud bands against a blue hatched ground, catchwords, blue-outlined marginal devices marking the tenth verses, opening illuminated headpiece in blue and gold, with cusped cartouches, strapwork borders and interlacing split-palmettes, later brown leather binding with tooled and gold-punched decoration, with flap 32.7 by 24.8cm.
A Large Illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Timurid, 15th century Arabic manuscript on polished paper, 353 leaves plus a flyleaf, 11 lines to the page, written in muhaqqaq script in black ink, verses separated by gold segmented florets pointed in blue and red, surah headings in gold within cloud bands against a blue hatched ground, catchwords, blue-outlined marginal devices marking the tenth verses, opening illuminated headpiece in blue and gold, with cusped cartouches, strapwork borders and interlacing split-palmettes, later brown leather binding with tooled and gold-punched decoration, with flap 32.7 by 24.8cm.
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