Book: Koran
Production date
1699-1701 AD {Dated in Islamic 1113AH}
Description
Koran Shariff (Holy Koran), handwritten in black ink and decorated with gilt arabesques over blue ground. Cover restored/replaced in the 19th century - red leather with gilt lettering and decoration, and brass fittings. Pages have been repaired with ?rice paper and are partly holed by book worms.
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Object Detail
Length: whole: 237mm
Height: whole: 70mm
359 (A-F)
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