Ms. codex. Binding: Reddish-brown gilt stamped leather with flap (Type II); gilded stamped mandorlas on front and back covers, two pendants each with cornerpieces and frame. Reddish-brown leather slipcase with purple pull and gilt-stamped frame. Layout: 15 long lines, border-ruled. Script: Written in naskh in black ink, text is pointed and vocalized. Decoration: Polychrome using black, blue, white, red and gold inks. Text of the first opening (f. 1v-2r) is written in unfinished cloudbands and framed in a dual page illumination, mostly in gold. Textblock of every page border-ruled (gold, black, red). Readings in red; sūrah titles in white. Polychrome medallions and words in gold indicate sections and rukūʻ; gold lobed roundels at end of... Provenance: Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933. Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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