Four folios from a Qur'an in Bihari Script, India, Sultanate, circa 16th century

13 lines to the page written in Bihari script in alternating lines of blue, black and gold ink, verse divisions marked with illuminated rosettes with blue and red dots, margins ruled in gold and blue, marginal notes written diagonally in black and red and blue ink

In overall good condition, two folios with a small amount of worm holes with associated repair, some creasing and staining to the margins, ink strong, colours bright, as viewed.
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The text of the leaves are as follows:

Surat al-Qasas (XXVIII), part of v.76 - part of v.82
Surat al-Haqqah (LXIX), part of v.9 - part of v.28
Surat al-Furqan (XXV), part of v.14 - part of v.90
Surat al-Jasiyah (XLV), v.13 - part of v.20