A TIMURID QURAN, DATED 743 AH/1343 AD

An Arabic manuscript on paper with 554 leaves and 4 flyleaves, 11 lines to each page in bold black naskh script within a gilt and blue border. A complete Quran, surah headings in gold thuluth within gilt and polychrome cartouches, two opening biofolia with striking blue and gilt decorated borders.
Gold verse markers pointed by blue dots, gold marginal medallions marking khums and ‘ashr. Al-tajwid and diacritics in red ink. Brown morocco with gilt stamped and tooled central medallion, spandrels and cartouche border, the doublures with a similar but quatrefoil medallion.
22 by 16 cm.