ILLUMINATED KORAN SECTION. 30 leaves Start Price USD 75.00 Current Price USD 75.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Belmont, MA See more about 'ILLUMINATED KORAN SECTION. 30 leaves ' Description Illuminated Arabic Manuscript Medium Size, Illuminated Arabic Manuscript.KORAN SECTION. 30 leaves (60 pages); size: 18.7 x 25 cm; written surface: 14.7 x 20.7 cm; 15 lines to a page, in clear naskhi script, in black ink on beige paper. The text is vocalized throughout. All verses are separated by small circles. All pages are ruled in several lines of black ink. There are two pages which are highly illuminated in green, blue, and other colors at the beginning. All headings of Suras are written in red ink. The entire manuscript is written on the unusual Indonesian paper, called Daluang, which is manufactured from the bark of a certain native tree, called saeh. Undated, but it was probably written at the end of 18 century. The corners of a few leaves are repaired causing the loss of a few words. Recently bound in cloth, some foxing, damp staining, and minor smudging, otherwise in very good condition.  The decorations in this Koran are very similar to the decoration illustrated in ILLUMINATIONS: THE WRITING TRADITION OF INDONESIA by Kumar and McGlynn, pages 33 - 48. [Code:K65] Buyer pays domestic shipping and handling charges of $6.00 and may return any item for any reason within one week of receipt, if not satisfied. International shipping costs will depend on the buyer's preference. Insurance on all shipments is an additional charge and depends on the amount of insurance desired. Often we have similar items in stock, please contact us for details or visit our worldwideantiquarian.com website. Place a Bid!