Handwritten Kashmir Qur'an
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Handwritten Kashmir Qur'an This handwritten and illuminated single-volume copy of Qurʾan was produced in Kashmir in the eighteenth century CE during the Mughal era (1766 or 1180 Hijri year). The manuscript opens with an illuminated double-page incipit with the verses of chapter 1 (Sūrat al-fātiḥah) and the initial verses of chapter 2 (Sūrat al-baqarah) decorated with interlinear illumination and framed by a polychrome border and headpieces of blue design on a gold ground. Arabic text is written in clear, handsome, and elegant vocalized naskh script in black ink with recitational marks in red. In total, there are six beautifully illuminated pages in gold and colors (two in the beginning, two in the middle and two at the end). Beside these illuminations, there are 14 illuminated border medallions (Shamsay) in gold outside the text. Condition: fair. Binding with wear, signs of use. Professionally restored in some locations. Scattered small holes throughout the manuscript. Few pages at the beginning are somewhat tanned and splodgy. With 7 pages masterfully illuminated with gilded and colored floral patterns. Dimensions: 19 x 11 cm - approx. 500 pp., complete 19 lines per page. Original binding 1766
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