A ROYAL MUGHAL QUR’AN, COPIED BY ABU AL-HASSAN IBN HAJ ABD A...

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£50,000 - £60,000

A ROYAL MUGHAL QUR’AN, COPIED BY ABU AL-HASSAN IBN HAJ ABD AL-BAQI, DATED 25 SHABAN 1198AH/14 JULY 1784AD (26TH REGNAL YEAR OF SHAH ALAM), SEAL BEARS AN INSCRIPTION NUR AL-DIN MUHAMMAD IBN SALIM 1260AH/ 1844 AD, DEDICATED TO PRINCE MIRZA MUHAMMAD AKBAR SHAH , Arabic manuscript on paper, 315 leaves, 13 lines of strong black naskh script, gold roundels between verses, outlined with black, sura headings in white thuluth script set in rectangular gold cartouches, text outlined with gold and multicoloured rules marginal stylised Mughal style fine roundels, marginal Persian commentaries written horizontally with black nastaliq script, marginal Qur’anic words written in red naskh, gold and polychrome illuminated opening bifolio, 6 lines text within gold clouds, gilted and central stamped burgundy leather binding, repaired,
29,5 X 18 cm