Details

Subject(s)

• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Summary note

A fine miniature of the Koran text.

Notes

• Colophon is followed by a 5 line prayer in a different hand.
• Ms. in very fine naskhi hand on glazed paper. 13.4 x 7.9 cm. Text vocalized. Surah headings in red on gold. Some marginal glosses indicating textual divisions.
• Paper is glazed laid stock, handmade. Slight water stain to top edge; first two leaves somewhat discolored.
• Binding is red leather with ruled borders in gold. Chevron endbands intact.

Provenance

Gift of Moses Taylor Pyne and Allan Marquand.

OCLC

430972103

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