A large illuminated Qur’an, India, Mughal, early 18th century

Arabic manuscript on paper, 463 leaves plus 8 fly-leaves, with 9 lines of black naskh and respective Persian interlinear translation in red nasta’liq, ruled in blue and gold, verses separated by gold roundels, margins with gold and polychrome verse markers, surah headings written in gold thuluth outlined in black, the outer margins with commentaries written in black or red, three gold and polychrome bifolia marking the beginning, middle and end of the text, in a contemporaneous leather stamped binding decorated with gilt floral lattice design within lobed roundels

35.5 by 21.5cm.