Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, probably early 15th century, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, 8 3/4 x 9 5/16 in. (22.2 x 23.7 cm), Codices, Sura 8 (al-'Anfal): end of 74 through 75; Sura 9(al-Tawba): 1 to the beginning of 2, A unique cursive script was used for Indian Qur'ans between the late fourteenth and mid-sixteenth centuries. Called bihari (from the region of Bihar), although it is not known exactly where it developed, the script’s main traits are its wide, extended horizontal lines and its thin, delicate verticals
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Folio, Qur, Manuscript, early 15th century, Attributed, India, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, 8 3/4 x 9 5/16, 22.2 23.7 cm, Codices, Sura 8, al-'Anfal, 74, 75, 9, al-Tawba, 1, 2, unique cursive, script, Indian Qur'ans, late fourteenth, mid-sixteenth centuries, Called bihari, region, Bihar, although, exactly, developed, main, traits, wide, extended horizontal, lines, thin, delicate verticals
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