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Folio en Bihari

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Sultanate of India, 15th century Manuscript folio, calligraphed in black ink on 11 lines per page, in Bihari script, verse separations marked by a gold rosette dotted with blue, double jadval in red and one in blue, the name of Allah written in gold. The text includes Sura 34, verses: 19-24. 33.2 x 25.2 cm Other leaves of this Quran are referenced on the website of Columbia University, New York, USA. A Quran leaf in bihari script, India, Sultanate, 15th century. 11 lines to the page written in clear bihari script with diacritics and vowel points in black ink, decorated with blue dots between verses, the word Allah picked out in gold through, inner and outer margins ruled in red and blue.