A Qur'an
India, late 15th Century
India, late 15th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 256 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in elegant bihari script with diacritics in black, the word Allah picked out in gold throughout, illuminated rosettes between verses, margins ruled in blue and red, illuminated devices in margins, sura headings in white on gold panels, one double page of illumination in colours and gold, crudely repaired throughout affecting small areas of text and illumination, discoloration, modern brown leather tooled in blind, with flap
150 x 115 mm.
150 x 115 mm.
Sold for
£3,226
inc. premium
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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