Arabic manuscript on paper, 26 leaves. With 2 fly-leaves, alternating pages with 6 lines or 17 lines. The first and last line in strong large thultuh blue script reserved in clouds on a gilt ground. The central line in large thultuh gold script outlined in black on a sky-blue ground. The other 14 lines arranged in two blocks of 7 lines, each of elegant smaller black naskh script reserved in clouds on gold ground, gold roundel verse markers outlined in black with blue dots, text within border excessively embellished with gold and polychrome decoration. Surah headings in white thuluth script on gilt ground decorated with gilt floral motifs.
In deep brown morocco leather binding.
Text: surah Al-Mulk, surah Nuh, surah Al-Muzammel, surah Al-Dahr, surah Nazia'at, surah Infitar and different small verses.
58 by 92 cm.
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