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 33 foliated leaves : 225 x 170 (175 x 115) mm, bound to 230 x 188 mm 7 long lines with top and bottom line written larger. Written in naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Gold florets with red and blue dots mark verse endings. Circular marginal medallions in gold, blue and red mark text partitions. Sūrah titles in gold. A piece of paper with the title for al-Furqān in gold has been added to the bottom of the last leaf (f. 33r). Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Circular marginal medallion Label pasted in

Bound in reddish leather over pasteboard with flap. Front cover blind stamped with central medallion composed of seven small florets with radiant lines; blind stamped frame of sets of parallel lines and repeating geometric design along the outside edge. Back cover is badly water damaged. Flap hinge has been reinforced with black textile.

Item is undated, but perhaps copied in the 14th or 15th century.

13--?-14--? Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934. Manuscripts, Arabic--New York (State)--New York Qurʼans Codices (bound manuscripts) Manuscripts (documents) Illuminations (painting)