Consecutive leaves from an Islamic Prayer Book. North India, late 18th/19th Century. Arabic and Persian manuscript on paper. Seven lines of text written in nadkhi script in black ink with significant words picked out in red with an interlinear Persian translation in red ink. Additional commentary written in the outer margins of each page in nadta'liq script in black ink. Illuminated gold floral/vegetal decorations. Note the calligrapher's skill with the well-proportioned layout of the writing on the pages.
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