Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Binding: Bound in black leather over pasteboard (Type III). Embossed paper onlays: a central medallion with four pendants, two on the vertical axis and two on the horizontal, those on the horizontal axis are embossed with text. Dark blue pastedowns with design of yellow and pink flowers with lines and dots. Carrying case in black and red leather with gold tooled frame and flap. The flap is... Layout: 37-40 long lines, border-ruled. Script: Written in small, neat naskh in black ink, pointed and vocalized. Decoration: Dual page illuminated first opening in gold, blue and pink (f. 1v-2r). Textblock is border-ruled in gold, black and red. Gold roundels lined in red mark verse endings. Sūrah titles in red and black on a gold, rectangular background. Rubrications in red. Provenance: Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933. Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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