AN ILLUMINATED TIMURID QURAN, WRITTEN BY ABDULLAH IN 924 AH/1518 AD AN ILLUMINATED TIMURID QURAN, WRITTEN BY ABDULLAH IN 924 AH/1518 AD AN ILLUMINATED TIMURID QURAN, WRITTEN BY ABDULLAH IN 924 AH/1518 AD AN ILLUMINATED TIMURID QURAN, WRITTEN BY ABDULLAH IN 924 AH/1518 AD

AN ILLUMINATED TIMURID QURAN, WRITTEN BY ABDULLAH IN 924 AH/1518 AD

Reference: ART3004683

Arabic manuscript on cream paper, each page with 15 lines. The first, central and the last line in very elegant black thuluth script, the other 12 lines arranged in two blocks of 6 lines, each of very strong naskh script within gold and polychrome border outlined in black, gold roundel verse markers outlined in black with blue dots. Surah headings in red thuluth script on a decorated panel, occasional marginal notes of "Khums, Nisf and Hizb", tajwid in red. Two opening biofolia heavily with gilt and polychrome decoration framing 4 lines of naskh script and 1line of large black thuluth script in clouds reserved on a gold striking ground. Final folio signed by 'written by Abdullah in 924 AH.'
In black morocco binding stamped with gilt floral motifs.
Text: 9 by 15 cm.
Folio: 14 by 21 cm.