Beschreibung:

MANUSCRIPT] Quran. . Manuscript, written on polished paper in black ink in a fine naskh script, with recitation marks in red, the text area flecked with shell gold. Likely Indian, circa 18th century (or before?). Approximately 446 ff., with two fine illuminated bifolia ("carpet pages") with a liquid gold background at the beginning and end of the work. In a later binding of cloth, the upper and lower covers with what are possibly the original panels from the binding affixed, marbled endpapers. 8 x 5 inches (20 x 12 cm); 13 lines per page, written in a very refined script, text within blue and black ruled gold frame; each page with an outer leafy border in shell gold. Gold roundels in text, sura headings written in black and white on a liquid gold background and pale blue background. Within the main text, there are seven double-page openings with liquid gold floriated borders; on these leaves the text is outlined in gold. The outer margins throughout have occasional gold and polychrome roundels. Two minor adhesions noted, overall internally clean and fresh. A restrained but exceedingly beautiful specimen of Islamic calligraphy; sold with a micrographic octagonal Qu'ran (disbound), and another manuscript, also worn. C