Illuminated Arabic Manuscript. Illuminated Koran Book
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Illuminated Arabic Manuscript. Illuminated Complete KORAN Book. About 300 leaves (600 pages); size: 11.2 x 18 cm; written surface: 6.5 x 10.9 cm; 15 lines to a page, in clear, elegant and uniform naskhī script, in black ink, on beige, glossy paper. The text is vocalized throughout. There are 2 handsomely illuminated pages in the beginning. All headings of suras are written in red ink. All verses are separated by small red disc. All pages are ruled in red ink. The divisions of the Koran are marked red on the margins. The recitational marks are indicated in red throughout. Undated, but most likely, It was written in the eighteenth century. Bound in morocco, with a flap in the traditional Islamic bookbinding, but the front cover is a replacement since it does not match the back cover. Minor smudging, otherwise the manuscript is in excellent condition. From The Estate Of Dr Alwan MA USA.
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