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Illuminated manuscript on paper in Arabic, Persian, dated 1103AH, 1691/92 AD. 
Sheet size 205 x 134 mm, written area 146 x 68 mm. 
Nasta’liq calligraphy text on a single column of 19 lines, black ink often surrounded by commentary.  
Consisting of 201 numbered pages, complete. The decoration includes a gold and coloured illuminated frontispiece (unwan).
 The written part is bordered by a red thread.  Coeval leather binding with embossed decorations, worn and restored. The volume is a text of Koranic law, Fiqh.

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Islamic illuminated manuscript - late 17th century

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