Two consecutive folios of a bilingual Koran, Eastern Safavid Iran, 17th century Handwritten folios on paper with 12 lines of text per page in naskhi Arabic in black ink, the Bismillah in large thuluth characters, some characters in red ink such as the later illuminated sura titles. Verses separated by rosettes illuminated in gold and polychrome and several illuminated marginal medallions. Qur'an XLIII, 87 - XLV, 5. Page size: 35.9 x 23.3 cm Stains, dampening, wear, restorations, title illumination added later.