Extent: 333, ii leaves : paper, illuminations ; 291 x 183 (215 x 115) mm bound to 287 x 210 mm.
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Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Foliation: Unfoliated; catchwords on every verso, lower left. Layout: Written in 15 long lines with border rules. Script: Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Decoration: Sūrah titles in red ink, framed in gold; textblock ruled in two lines and red and one of black; gold roundels at end of each verse; readings marked in red; text partitions noted in the margins in red; double page illuminated text surrounds in red, white and black (f. [1]v-[2]r, [168]v-[169]r, [332]v-[333]r). Binding: Brown leather over pasteboard with flap on the front cover (Type II); stamped with blind stamped central mandorla, pendants, cornerpieces, frame, and border; plain paper doublure. Origin: The item is undated and unsigned; possibly 18th or 19th century. Purchased from Bloomsbury, Friday 30 October 2020, lot 84.
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