A highly decorative leaf from a Koran dated 1590, scribed in Herat (then Persia) under the Safaivid sultanate, which was saved from a disboud and water damaged Koran. The scripture is the last verses of Chapter 49 v16-18 and the first verses of Chapter 50 - covering the Pagan denial of the Resurrection along with the illuminated Chapter heading (Surah). The folio is in the ancient Muhaqqaq script. Both sections of the leaf are bookended with unusually decorative marginal devices marking the verses while also providing attractive mirror image illuminations. Verses are delineated with gold 'aya', divided into 6 sections by thin blue lines and having a centre red dot. There are three larger headings, one at the top, one dividing the scripture and one at the bottom. These are scripted in thicker gold muhaqqaq. The whole folio and the headings themselves are framed in thin gold linear marking and then a much thicker gold frame. A single blue frame completed the folio. It is in very good condition for its age with some some thinning that can only be seen when held up to light (see backlit image 4h). Please note: Shipping costs are not solely the cost of the postal delivery service itself. Included within the shipping price is the work undertaken to prepare the article, for photography, for uploading to Catawiki, for preparation and packaging the article securely and for transporting the article to the postal delivery agent for processing. Please consider when bidding on this lot that this artwork is shipped from the UK. Import duties will now have to be paid by the recipient to the Postal Service when the parcel arrives in your country. This will likely vary between 5% and 20% of the sale price depending on your country's Import Rate. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional delivery fee charged by me.