Ms. codex. Binding: Bound in red-stained leather with flap (Type II), blind stamped with a central medallion on the top cover and frames all both covers and the flap. A note in pencil inside the back cover says "Rebound Shihadeh 6/75 RNx". Layout: 15 long lines, border-ruled. Script: Written in naskh in black ink, pointed and vocalized. Decoration: Dual page illumination on first opening (f. 1v-2r) in gold, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and pink with text in cloudbands within a lobed circle framed with pink corners; the entire page margin is filled with a gilt flower design. Textblock rule-bordered in gold and black; the beginning of each sūrah is marked with a gold bar; gold roundels mark verse ends; readings in red... Provenance: Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933. Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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