Manuscript, double page spread, two text boxes on large beige paper. Two text boxes hold five lines of text with illuminated floral rectangles on each side. Three large lines of script separate the two text boxes. There is a blue floral illuminated decoration outside the text box on each page.
AKM485, Qur'an Manuscript

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Qur'an Manuscript
  • Accession Number:AKM485
  • Creator:transcribed by 'Abdallah al-Shirazi
  • Place:Iran
  • Dimensions:37.4 x 25.4 x 6.8 cm
  • Date:1550–1565
  • Materials and Technique:ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper

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