Subject: Manuscripts
Period: 1780 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
3 x 6 inches
7.6 x 15.2 cm
Fine pair of brilliantly gilt leaves written by the scribe Abu Bakr Jami in Isfahan. The Arabic text contains prayers related to the Koran, with beautiful, flame-like devices at top. Each line is separated by bands of burnished gold leaf. The highly polished paper is characteristic of that used for sacred texts. It was made by a separate guild and is sized with albumen and polished with an agate polisher.
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Condition: A