{"product_id":"naqi-ahmad-quran-qajar-119981","title":"A Fine Illuminated Qur'an,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eA very attractive Qajar manuscript formerly part of the distinguished Shakerine collection of Islamic art, signed by the callligrapher Abdullah bin Ali Naqi Ahmad in the year 1239 AH during the reign of Fath'ali Shah Qajar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterature: N. Safwat, A Collector's Eye: Islamic calligraphy in Qur'ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, no. 8, pp. 54-55.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingle volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic with interlinear translation in Farsi, complete, 225 x 145 mm; single column, 15 lines elegant black naskh with interlinear translations in red nasta'liq, opening two leaves of text with elaborately decorated polychrome borders extending outwards into the margins, heightened in gilt, surah headings in red against gilt banners with polychrome decorations to the outer edges, verses marked with gilt roundels, catch-words, text blocks ruled in gilt, in contemporary lacquered boards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"[QUR'AN].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57034748985719,"sku":"119981","price":23885.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/119981.jpg?v=1781110722","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/naqi-ahmad-quran-qajar-119981","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}