A Mughal Qur'an

Arabic manuscript on paper, 669ff., plus five fly-leaves, each folio with 11ll. of bold black naskh , red tajwid notations, within double black-outlined gold rules, catchwords, numerated, with gold roundel verse markers and gold and finely decorated rub' , nisf , thuluth , and juz' markers, the letter 'ayn in gold on margins marking ruku' , sajda in gold on margins, sura headings in white riqa' on a gold ground, opening double page with polychrome illuminations enclosing 7ll. black naskh on clouds against a gold ground, final double page similarly illuminated, in gilt-lacquered binding with decoration on orange ground, the brown doublures with similar design

Estimate:£20,000

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