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A splendid illuminated Qur'an manuscript from a famous private collection

[MANUSCRIPT - QURAN].
Quran.







Iran, AH 1204 [1783 AD]. 8vo. (148 x 90 mm). Brown morocco with flap and gilt-stamped borders and central ornaments. 243 leaves plus 2 fly-leaves.

Illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, 19 lines per page, written in a neat Naskhi script in black ink with diacritics in red, margins ruled in gold and colours. Gold discs or florets between verses, sura headings written in white within gilt cartouches flanked by panels with alternating floral motifs in gold and various colours. Marginal section markers in white naskh on gold ground within polychrome flower blossom, opening double-page frontispiece richly illuminated in lapis lazuli blue, green, red, pink, and gold, the text within cloud bands in gold. From the library of the scientists and collectors Crawford Fairbanks Failey (1900-1981) and Gertrude Van Wagenen (1893-1978), who performed research at Yale and Johns Hopkins in the fields of medical chemistry and biology.

Very good condition.- (Hinges weak between the first two lvs., some light marginal thumbing).

Related Subjects: Arabia  Manuscripts  Persia  Quran  Religion 

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