Illuminated leaf from Koran

Illuminated leaf from Koran

19 long lines in black ink with occasional red diacritics; gold medaillions encircled by a black line with 4 alternating red and blue dots mark verses; 2 title frames, one in red and one in black ink, appear at bottom within framed gold panel having floral design in blue, green, and red on either side; red, blue and gold borders frame text and panel on 4 sides.

19th Century

Paper 187 x 116 mm. (leaf); 131 x 68 mm. (text)

Arabic