A Kashmiri Qur’an, India, late18th/early 19th century, Arabic manuscript on paper with...

A Kashmiri Qur’an,

India, late18th/early 19th century,

Arabic manuscript on paper with Persian interlinear translation, 360ff., with 14ll. of neat black naskh and red nasta'liq translation to the page within gold and outer blue rule, gold roundel verse markers, headers in white naskh on a gold cartouche with gold, cobalt and red floral decoration, fine marginal decorations, profuse marginal notes in black and gold, opening and closing bifolios with gold and polychrome floral decoration around text roundels, elaborate gold and polychrome double page decoration, in polychrome lacquered papier mache board covers decorated with large boteh design filled with flowers issuing forth from a vase under an arch, folio 25.5 x 16cm.

Provenance: Private UK Collection