Manuscript codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Binding: Bound in reddish leather over pasteboard with flap that does not match the depth of the textblock (Type II); covers with stamped paper onlay central mandorla and cornerpieces; blind tooled pendants on the vertical axis. Flap design matches cover design. Plain paper pastedowns. Layout: Written in 15 long lines; border-ruled. Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Decoration: Textblock border-ruled in gold; floral marginal medallions mark text divisions; sūrah titles in white ink on gold bars; black ink roundels with gold, red and blue dots mark verse endings; readings in red. Finispiece in bright colors contains colophon. Provenance: Gift of Felix Usis in 1983.
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