Manuscript codex. Title supplied by cataloger. A waqf statement indicates that Muḥammad al-Ghazlāwī donated this book in 1258 A.H. (1842 or 1843) (f. 1r) Binding: Bound in red leather over pasteboard (Type III); gilt stamped paper onlay central mandorla and two pendants on the vertical axis with gold tooled frame on front cover; back cover has blind-stamped central mandorla. Layout: Written in 11 long lines; border-ruled. Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Decoration: Illuminated polychrome and gold headpiece on first page (f. 1v); textblock is border-ruled in gold and red; gold roundels mark verse endings; gold bars divide sections of the Qurʼān; rubrications in red, including readings and titles; 5 full-page illuminated panels with descriptions of the Prophet and Ḥadīth (f. 58r-60r) Provenance: Presumed to be a gift of Doreen Canaday Spitzer. Provenance: Formerly owned by Muḥammad al-Ghazlāwī (waqf note f. 1r).
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