Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Foliation: Western numeral foliation in pencil added, upper left recto; no catchwords. Layout: 19 long lines, border-ruled. Script: Written in naskh using black ink; pointed and vocalized. Decoration: First opening has dual page illuminations of flowers in red, blue, and gold around al-Fātiḥah and the beginning of al-Baqarah (f. 1v-2r). On all other pages, the textblock has a cirucular border rule in gold, black, blue; sūrah titles are in gold ink; verse endings marked by a gold dot. Binding: Bound in thin red leather over card, cut in an octagonal shape with a gilt stamped, teardrop-shaped medallion with a flower motif, and gilt frame. Spine is loose from covers, but has been repaired by paper hinges from the doublure. Endbands in white and blue stripe in chevron pattern. Origin: Probably copied in the mid-18th to mid-19th century. Gift of Gordon A. Block, Jr., 1966.
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