[Collection of prayers and selections from the Qurʼān]

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Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials. Version 1. December 2002,ii + 40 + ii leaves: 150 x 105 (90 x 60) mm, bound to 150 x 105 x 10 mm,Collection of prayers, excerpts from the Qurʼān and calligraphic illuminations,Manuscript codex,Title supplied by cataloger,Layout: 9 lines generally forming an oval shape, border-ruled with corner decorations; several leaves have full page calligraphic illuminations,Script: Naskh in black ink; pointed, vocalized. Calligraphic lluminations and headers in thuluth,Decoration: Polychrome and gold floral headpiece (f. 1v); floral sprays in gold, or green and pink or red in the corners of the textblock on each leaf shape the text to an oval; textblock border-ruled in black and gold; gold roundels punctuate the text. Circular or oval calligraphic panels set into a frame of gold with pink or blue highlights and floral sprays in the corners (f. 22v-26v),Origin: Item is not dated, but likely produced in the 18th century,Shelfmark: MS Or 138,Presumed to be a gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934,Brown leather with envelope flap with gold ruled border and floral central motif. Green, glossy, embossed doublure,Item cataloged