AN ILLUMINATED QUR'AN JUZ' (XIV) COPIED BY ZAYN AL-'ABIDIN BIN MUHAMMAD AL-KATIB, AQQUYUNLU IRAN, DATED AH 902/1497-98 AD Arabic manuscript on paper, Qur'an XV, sura al-hijr - Qur'an XVI, sura al-nahl, 35ff., plus two flyleaves, each folio with 7ll., the first, fourth and seventh lines in gold muhaqqaq, the remaining lines in black naskh, within gold and blue rules, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, a sura heading in gold muhaqqaq in a panel illuminated with gold floral vine, gold and blue marginal medallions marking khams and 'ashr, the opening bifolio illuminated in gold and polychrome framing 3ll. of text including a sura heading in blue in a cloud reserved against a pink hatched ground, colophon signed and dated in clouds surrounded by gold floral vine, flyleaves with later owners' notes, in 19th century Kashmiri binding with scrolling chainwork, areas of water staining to margins, overall good condition Text panel 7 x 4 ¾in. (18 x 12.1cm.); folio 11 1/8 x 7 3/8in. (28.2 x 18.8cm.)
AN ILLUMINATED QUR'AN JUZ' (XIV) COPIED BY ZAYN AL-'ABIDIN BIN MUHAMMAD AL-KATIB, AQQUYUNLU IRAN, DATED AH 902/1497-98 AD Arabic manuscript on paper, Qur'an XV, sura al-hijr - Qur'an XVI, sura al-nahl, 35ff., plus two flyleaves, each folio with 7ll., the first, fourth and seventh lines in gold muhaqqaq, the remaining lines in black naskh, within gold and blue rules, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, a sura heading in gold muhaqqaq in a panel illuminated with gold floral vine, gold and blue marginal medallions marking khams and 'ashr, the opening bifolio illuminated in gold and polychrome framing 3ll. of text including a sura heading in blue in a cloud reserved against a pink hatched ground, colophon signed and dated in clouds surrounded by gold floral vine, flyleaves with later owners' notes, in 19th century Kashmiri binding with scrolling chainwork, areas of water staining to margins, overall good condition Text panel 7 x 4 ¾in. (18 x 12.1cm.); folio 11 1/8 x 7 3/8in. (28.2 x 18.8cm.)
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