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A miniature leaf from a much used and frail Quran originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425. The scripture contains verses from Chapter 16, An-Nahl (The Bees), v.19-31 which emphasises Allah's knowledge of people's actions and beliefs, and His disapproval of arrogance. It also describes a scenario where those who deny the revelation will be faced with their complete burden on the Day of Resurrection.  The righteous will inherit the Gardens of Eden.   

It is written in a distinctive style of script called Bihari (after the State), characterised by wide, heavy and extended horizontal lines, and thin verticals. In this case there are 17 lines of fine script, with simple gold 'aya' marking the verses and red diacriticals providing devotional direction. Any reference to 'Allah' is in gold leaf. The folio has a single illuminated Juz roundels, marking the 60th verses of the chapter. 

Because Bihar is a warm and humid province, manuscripts from there, do not generally keep well. This bi-folio has survived well, some damp staining and minor smudging. There has been structural support applied to the margins some time ago to keep the folio sound (see image 20e -reverse).  

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