Large folio of a Koran in Bihari script - Lot 146

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Large folio of a Koran in Bihari script - Lot 146
Large folio of a Koran in Bihari script Ink, polychrome pigments and gold on paper India of the Sultanates, early 16th century 34 x 26 cm This folio is the first page of a section (juz) of the Qur'an, written in Bihari script and spread over nine lines. A Persian translation is inscribed in the red line spaces. The margins feature numerous comments in red and black ink, as well as an illuminated marginal vignette (indicating the juz). A header cartouche is inscribed in white on a background of gold and scroll semis. (Koran 78:1 to 22). The Musée du Louvre preserves folios from a comparable manuscript (MAO 937 Folios 1 to 31; MAO 937/1 -30). For a complete survey of manuscripts in Bihari script, see : E. Brac de la Perrière (2008), L'art du livre dans l'Inde des Sultanats, Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne.
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