[QUR'AN].
Important Lithographed Qur'an,
Important Lithographed Qur'an,
commissioned by Reza Shah Pahlavi, from a manuscript copied by Ahmad al-Nayrizi.
Stock Code 121196
Iran, Bank Melli of Iran, printed privately for Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1344 SH (1965-66 AD).
THE ARYAMEHR QUR'AN
This Qur'an, known as the Aryamehr Qur'an, was a private commission and limited edition printed at the behest of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (r. 1941-1967) in the year 1344 of the Shamsi Hijri calendar (1965-66 AH). The Qur'an is lithographed from a manuscript showcasing the exquisite calligraphy of Ahmad al-Nayrizi with traditional decorations printed with a metalic gilt sheen, giving it the aesthetic of an illuminated manuscript.Single volume, first and only edition, chromolithograph on paper, in Arabic, complete, 405 by 255 mm; printed from a manuscript copied in a fine naskh script, single column, 12 lines to the page, interlinear decorations in gilt throughout, lithographed decorative borders to every page, double page decorations to first and final double-pages of text, clean and crisp condition internally; in the original decorated boards, decorated with floral motifs framed with in cartouches of Qur'anic excerpts, extremities very slightly rubbed, spine ends with a few nicks and corners a little bumped, to overall a good example.
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