[Qurʼān]

Manuscript. Title supplied by cataloger. Scribe not identified. Written in the Caucasus? Paper; thin, cream color laid paper with horizontal laid lines and no visible chain lines or watermarks; fol. 1b and 2a elaborately decorated in gold, light blue, and red; text enclosed in an outer ruled border of a single blue line and an inner border of a blue, a very thin black and a wide gold line; gold rosettes in margins; several leaves at beginning and end have gold floral designs filling the margins; black ink with titles of sūrahs in red; catchwords. Naskh; 14 lines in written area 13 x 6.3 cm. Fol. 1b-380a. Library of Congress. Arabic manuscript, SM-87. Binding: reddish brown and black leather; marquetry designs in border in brown and black separated by gold; 5 center medallions in center section surrounded by gold and black saw-tooth design; front cover, spine and flap detached. Fihris al-makhṭūṭāt al-ʻArabīyah fi Maktabat al-Kūnghris, p. 59 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website. Arabic. Conserved; 01-84-026.238 1984 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda Near East 16