Unknown - Muslim Prayers - 1740

An illustrated folio of Muslim prayer, extracted carefully from an Indian prayer book Circa 1740. The end section of this book was badly worm eaten, yet surprisingly the early pages remained in good condition and so could be preserved.

The prayers are beautifully written in black naskh script with inter-linear Persian commentary in red nasta'liq between the verses. The style is typically Indian, with a profusion of gold, including 'cloud' decoration around and between the script as shown in the close-up image. The pages are surrounded by delicate meandering vine, a treatment reserved for the finest prayer books. The condition is good.

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