An illuminated Qur'an Persia, 18th Century


Arabic manuscript on paper, 303 leaves, 17 lines to the page written in clear naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in red and black ink, gold dots between verses, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchwords, outer margins richly decorated with intertwining floral motifs in gold and some colour, sura headings written in thuluth script in gold, double-page illuminated frontispiece in colours and gold, browned, creased, tears restricted to outer margins, floral lacquer binding, doublures with central medallions with floral sprays on a black ground richly decorated with intertwining floral and vegetal motifs in gold, rebacked 127 x 77 mm.