A fine and unusual bi-folio miniature from a Quran, copied in the late C17th, and scribed in elegant naskhi script. The left folio consists of 12 lines of scripture, the right of 10 with an illuminated Surah, (Chapter heading), in white Thuluth script with arabesque decorations within a gold cartouche, breaking the script. Simple gold 'aya' mark the verses and there is some diacritical marking in red guiding the reader. This would have been a personal Quran carried around by the owner and is is super condition despite use. This bi-folio contains the final verses of Chapter 41, Fussilat (Verses perfectly explained) which rebukes pagans from turning away from the truth, and the header and v1-6 of the Meccan Chapter 42, Ash-Shura, (Consultation) which talks about conducting affairs by mutual consultation. The scribe is unknown, but he had an exquisite hand with great attention to detail. 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 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.