Ms. codex. Binding: Brown gilt stamped leather with flap (Type II); gilded stamped mandorlas on front and back cover with two pendants along the verticle axis each with cornerpieces and frame; gilded foredge stamp. Layout: 15 long lines, border-ruled. Script: Written in naskh in black ink, text is pointed and vocalized. Decoration: Polychrome using black, pink, blue, green, white, and gold inks. Text of the first chapter, al-Fātiḥah (The Opening) in cloudbands (f. 1v-2r); page is right half of what would have been a dual opening with illuminated border (f. 1v). Polychrome rule-border (gold, black, red) around textblock. Readings in red; sūrah titles in white. Medallions and words in gold indicate sections and... Provenance: Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933. Provenance: Formerly owned by M. Louise Stowell (bookplate inside front cover). Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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