Qur'an

Arabic manuscript on paper, 400ff. plus four fly-leaves, each folio with 14ll. black naskh on buff paper, tajwid in red ink, every fifth and tenth verse marked by khamsa and 'ashara in gold, gold discs between verses, catchwords, within double gold margins and outer black rules, sura headings in gold and red on a plain background, opening bifolio finely illuminated with gold and polychrome floral motifs enclosing 5ll. black naskh , colophon signed and dated, contemporaneous brown morocco with plain red doublures

Estimate:£10,000

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