Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 17 lines of elegant black naskh, diacritics and vowels in red, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers outlined in black, large gilt and polychrome floral marginal 'juz, hizb and nisf ' medallions, text within gold and blue rules, outer border with blue and gilt floral motifs,
surah headings in blue thuluth script on an blue and illuminated ground, two opening bifolia and two last pages fully illuminated in gold and polychrome decoration framing 8 lines of black naskh script in clouds reserved against a sprinkled gilt ground.
In gilt Qajar lacquer binding with central cartouche enclosing flower heads and surrounded by spandrels containing scrolling foliage.
10.5 by 15.5 cm.