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A FINELY ILLUMINATED QAJAR QURAN SIGNED BY ABDULLAH IBN ASHUR AL-ISFAHANI IN 1204 AH/1789 AD
Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 14 lines of elegant black naskh. Persian interlinear translation in red nastaliq, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, large gilt and polychrome floral marginal 'juz' and hizb' medallions, text within gold and blue rules, surah headings in red on cartouches with gold ground and gold and polychrome floral illumination at either end, opening two bifolia fully illuminated in gold and polychrome, end of the text with a prayer for completion of the recitation of the Quran (Due- al-Khatm), written by Abdullah Ibn Ashur AL-Isfahani in 1204 AH/1789 AD. In gilt lacquer binding with flower heads amongst foliage. 12 by 18.5 cm.
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A FINELY ILLUMINATED QAJAR QURAN SIGNED BY ABDULLAH IBN ASHUR AL-ISFAHANI IN 1204 AH/1789 AD
