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"The dispersed “Blue Qur’an” to which this folio belongs is one of the most famous surviving Qur’an manuscripts. The text of this outstanding Qur’an is copied in gold ink outlined in black on a deep indigo-blue parchment. Small silver…

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illuminations and illustrations on parchment leaves 12.5''h x 9.5''w. Part of the chronology. Diagrams family relations from the beginning of the old testament up to the time of Christ, providing both biblic and historical lineages. (Fisher Library)…

Two blank, rubricated leaves of parchment. Small hole in vellum reveals characters from the following leaf.

see folio 165v-166r