Arabic manuscript on paper, 245 leaves, from two manuscripts of the Qur'an, 11 lines to the page written in elegant naskhi script in black ink, vowel points and diacritics in black, interlinear Persian translation in nasta'liq script in red ink, double intercolumnar rules in gold throughout, verse markers in the shape of alternating green and red leaves, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, catchwords, extensive Persian commentaries written in nasta'liq script in black, sura headings written in thuluth script in red on gold ground within an illuminated panel, loose otherwise in good condition, lacking binding 382 x 245 mm.
Arabic manuscript on paper, 245 leaves, from two manuscripts of the Qur'an, 11 lines to the page written in elegant naskhi script in black ink, vowel points and diacritics in black, interlinear Persian translation in nasta'liq script in red ink, double intercolumnar rules in gold throughout, verse markers in the shape of alternating green and red leaves, inner margins ruled in colours and gold, catchwords, extensive Persian commentaries written in nasta'liq script in black, sura headings written in thuluth script in red on gold ground within an illuminated panel, loose otherwise in good condition, lacking binding 382 x 245 mm.
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