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Qur'an - Herat - Timurid - AD1460.  This manuscript leaf from a Koran scribed shortly after Shah Rukh’s reign at a time of great political turmoil. It was relatively small for ease of carriage, thus was most likely for private use. 

The leaf contains scripture from the Meccan Chapter 6, Al An'am (Cattle) v.31-25,  which talks about the fate of the deniers of the hereafter, of the world being a place of fleeting  enjoyment and tells the Prophet to have faith and not to continually ask for more compelling signs than the scripture already provided.  The whole premise of this Chapter is a masterful demonstration of God's power and knowledge and a refute of the pagan practices of idolatry. 

The leaf contains 14 lines of evenly spaced and elegant Naskhi script in black ink and in an educated calligraphic hand. Multiple free-hand 'aya' in a simple gold spiral mark out the verses . The leaf has a single marginal(Juz) marking the final 30th division of the Chapter in celestial blue with gold floral decoration and fine finials  The leaf is fully framed in gold and blue lines. 

There is devotional use staining bottom left through page turning, but otherwise this is a good clean copy and very well preserved for its age dating from around the time of the fall of Constantinople to Islam in 1453.  

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