Ancient Illuminated Quran Leaf - 1831 AD

the beautifully illuminated calligraphy and gold paint
under the light - front and back of the same leaf

scanned copies of full page - front and back of the same leaf

- an illuminated Quran leaf with calligraphy and gold paint
- written and illuminated by hand on fine polished paper on both sides of the leaf
- this is from an Arabic manuscript dated 1247 Hijriah or circa 1831 AD
- manuscript contains sufic writings, extracts from Quran, 99 names of Allah, various prayers and religious instructions
- Arabic calligraphy in fine and bold naskhi script
- text is vocalized and is contained within gold borders top and bottom, and centrally in the roundel
- text is in white ink on gold grounds and black ink in a roundel surrounded by both decorative blue (recto – front) and pink (verso – back) grounds
- leaf has watermark on lower left margin, extending to the edge of paper
- leaf measures 170 x 115mm