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Keywords: Koran -with Persian translation-, -Persian illuminated manuscript written in Naskhi script- - Upper cover (Davis652).jpg Style Panel design; Caption Upper cover; Colour Brown Blue Gold; Edge Plain exhibition history Decorative Technique Tooled in gold Panel stamp in gold; Cover Material Goatskin includes morocco turkey etc Doublures of red goatskin Sewing and spine missing With cut out compartments over gold decorated coloured paper It looks as if the ms is bound in brown goatskin painted with a border to surround a panel of decorated paper pasted on to the centres of the covers Macchi states filigree binding Pencil ms note ms written for Princess Jehanaru daughter of Shah Jahan object history Text 17c; Unspecified; Unspecified object type Cc-zero place of creation Binding Persia place of discovery See D Haldane Islamic Bookbindings nos 86 149 171 British Library image http //www bl uk/catalogues/bookbindings/LargeImage aspx RecordId 020-000004640 ImageId ImageId 41925 Copyright BL Koran with Persian translation Persian illuminated manuscript written in Naskhi script Uploaded with GWToolset Koran with Persian translation Persian illuminated manuscript written in Naskhi script - Upper cover Davis652 http //www webarchive org uk/bldatasets/bindings/6500_4 jpg Bookbinding 17th-century bookbinding British Library Bookbindings
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