A miniature leaf from a much used and frail Quran originating in the state of Bihar, India, circa 1425. The scripture contains verses from the Meccan Chapter 21, Al-Anbiya (The Prophets), v.65-75, in which Abraham and Lot are saved from the pagans and Lot given both land and children (Isaac a son and Jacob a grandson). It is written in a distinctive style of script called Bihari (after the State), characterised by wide, heavy and extended horizontal lines, and thin verticals. In this case there are 17 lines of fine script, with gold 'aya' marking the verses and red diacriticals providing devotional direction. It also contains a several 'Allah' in gold (see image 10d). The folio has a two Juz marginal roundels, an upper in red, gold and a lower blue marking 65th and 70th verses respectively. Because Bihar is a warm and humid province, manuscripts from there, do not generally keep well. This bi-folio has survived well, with only a hint of water staining Botton left and a single wormhole (Image 10f). . Please note that 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. Also, 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, so please do check this if you are concerned. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional fee charged by us.