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237 - A Qur'an,
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A Qur'an, copied by Mohamed Al Husaini Al Badi, India, dated AH1298/1880AD, Arabic manuscript on paper, 64ff., 3fl., 34ll. of black naskh script within cloud bands to the page within thin gold margins ruled in blue and black, marginal commentary (numerological, noting instances of 812?) in shikasteh, the illuminated opening bifolio with exuberant floral decoration against gold and blue field under cusped pointed arches, 5ll. of similar script within a small rectangular panel amidst further profuse decoration, cusped cartpocuhe picked in orange above, the margins with two interlocking scrolling floral tendrils, in contemporary boards, re-backed, 25.3 x 14.7cm., folio 25.3 x 14.3cm.
Auction details
Antiquities, Islamic & Indian ArtAuction house
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