AN ILLUMINATED QURAN COPIED BY MULLA MUHAMMAD INDIA

Arabic manuscript on paper, 436 leaves, 10 lines to the page written in clear naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black ink, interlinear Persian translation written in a cursive script in red, gold discs decorated with blue dots between verses, inner margins ruled in blue and gold, catchwords, extensive commentaries written diagonally in nastaliq script in red or black within gilt cloud bands, surah headings written in thuluth in red ink, one illuminated frontispiece, preceded by two illuminated medallions, in colors and gold, water damage has caused the removal of the blue pigment, heavily water stained, some crude repairs, some damp staining mostly restricted to the lower outer margin, later olive-green leather with stamped central medallions, corner pieces and bands decorated with floral and vegetal motifs, slightly worn.28 by 15.5 cm.