{"product_id":"quran-pahlavi-aryamehr-121196","title":"Important Lithographed Qur'an,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003eTHE ARYAMEHR QUR'AN\u003c\/h4\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingle 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"[QUR'AN].","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56963159851383,"sku":"121196","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/121196.jpg?v=1779382712","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/quran-pahlavi-aryamehr-121196","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}