Lot 234 TWO ILLUMINATED QURAN PAGES, PERSIA SAFAVID, 18TH CENTURY
Reference: ART3008245
Arabic manuscript on paper, each page comprising 11 lines written in black naskh script, reserved within cloud bands against a sprinkled gold ground. Gold verse roundels outlined in black punctuate the text. The pages are ruled in gilt and polychrome and enclosed within delicate inner floral borders. The margins are richly stylized with densely gilt floral scrolls featuring large flower heads. 32 by 19.5 cm.