AN ILLUMINATED KASHMIRI QURAN, 19TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on polished cream paper, 13 lines to each page written in fine naskh script in black ink, interlinear rules in gold with floral decoration, verses separated by small illuminated roundels outlined in black, surah headings written in white thuluth script on a gold ground within a cartouche on illuminated panels, margins ruled in colours and gold, catchwords in black and red in margins, the margins decorated with gilt floral leafy sprays outlined in red and containing occasional marginal commentary notes. Two opening and final double pages with fine illumination in polychrome and gold, in lacquer binding decorated with flowers. 10 by 16.5 cm.