[Qurʼān]

Manuscript. Title supplied by cataloger. Written by Aḥmad al-Nayrīzī. Written in Iran. Paper; thin, cream color polished paper with no watermarks; elaborate floral unwan in gold, black, blue and red; fol. 1b and 2a have gold floral design in borders; in remainder of the work, the text is enclosed in an elaborate ruled border of blue, gold, red and blue; the text has an interlinear Persian translation in red ink from the beginning to the end of Sūrat al-Baqarah, 278; verses separated by gold medallions; black ink; catchwords. Naskh; 12 lines in written area 25 x 13.5 cm. Fol. 1b-336b. Library of Congress. Arabic manuscript, M132. Binding is black laquer with orangish gold floral designs; border around center panel contains Qur'anic verses. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website. Arabic and Persian. Explicit/Colophon: حرره الداعي لابود الدولة القاهرة الماهرة احمد النيريزي في 1120.