441 Year Old Persian Koran Leaf Three Beautiful Blue & Gold Border Medallion

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441 Year Old Persian Koran Leaf Three Beautiful Blue & Gold Border Medallion:
$22.00

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A leaf from an illuminated Safavid Koran, Persia, circa 1575 A.D., Arabic manuscript on paper, (155 x 90 mm.) 12 lines of text to the page in black strong hand naskhi script with full vowels and diacritical signs, gold ruled borders, surah headings in white ornamental ruja´ script on a gold ground within illuminated panels, blue centered gold roundels mark the 5th and 10th verses and marginal annotations in gold and red. Although some sections of the work were in very poor condition, the majority has survived the ravages of time, though there is the usual light staining in the corners from devotional use. Condition of this leaf is fineThe.verso 12 lines of text to the page in black strong hand naskhi script with full vowels and diacritical signs, gold ruled borders, surah headings in white ornamental ruja´ script on a gold ground within illuminated panels, blue centered gold roundels mark the 5th and 10th verses and marginal annotations in gold and red.

A Great Gift For Any Manuscript Collector

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