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Persian Koran Manuscript Dated 1559

Persian Koran Manuscript Dated 1559

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Persian Koran Manuscript Dated 1559:

This is an ancient and dis-bound manuscript from a Koran dated 1559. This was written during the Safavid Sultans of Persia. The scribe Muhammad ibn Muhammad Hasan al-Tabrizi who used the Naskhi style of script. This later would have evolved into the Nasta'liq style, which is more elaborate.
This manuscript would have been from affluent person, as it is gold inlaid. With white Thuluth script on gold panels to differentiate between chapters and verses.
This would have been written in the first year of Queen Elizabeth I's reign.

Dimensions:

Weight - 15g
Length - (With border) 18cm/ (Without border) 14.5cm
Width - (With border) 12.5cm/ (Without border) 8.5cm
 
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