An Illuminated Qur'an, Persia, Afsharid, copied by Hussain Tawfiq, dated Isfahan A.H. 1162/A.D. 1748

Arabic manuscipt on paper, 209 leaves, 21 leaves to the page written in neat naskhi script in black ink, verses separated by gold rosettes with blue dots, margins ruled in blue and gold, marginal devices comprising gold palmettes issuing floral sprays in blue with orange dots, sura headings in blue on a ground ground ruled in red, finely detailed illuminated opening double page in colours and gold, sura headings in red on gold ground cartouches, sura text in 7 lines within cloudbands, contemporary lacquer binding decorated with interlacing gold flowers on a deep blue-green ground, doublures painted with flowers

In very good overall condition, minor waterstaining to the very top page corners, some small repairs to the paper, as viewed.
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