A Qur’an section, Mughal India, 18th century,...
A Qur’an section, Mughal India, 18th century, comprising Qur’an XXXVI, sura ya-sin; Qur’an XLVIII, sura al-fath; Qur’an LVI, sura al-waqi’a; Qur’an LXII, sura al-jumu’a; Qur’an LXVII, sura al-mulk; Qur’an LXXIII, sura al-muzammil; and Qur’an LXXVIII, sura al-naba; Arabic manuscript on gold-speckled paper, 64ff. each folio with 3ll. of large rounded muhaqqaq framing two panels of text, each with 3ll. of black naskh, each page finely illuminated in gold and polychrome with floral panels, opening b
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A Qur’an section, Mughal India, 18th century, comprising Qur’an XXXVI, sura ya-sin; Qur’an XLVIII, sura al-fath; Qur’an LVI, sura al-waqi’a; Qur’an LXII, sura al-jumu’a; Qur’an LXVII, sura al-mulk; Qur’an LXXIII, sura al-muzammil; and Qur’an LXXVIII, sura al-naba; Arabic manuscript on gold-speckled paper, 64ff. each folio with 3ll. of large rounded muhaqqaq framing two panels of text, each with 3ll. of black naskh, each page finely illuminated in gold and polychrome with floral panels, opening b