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Hibatallah al-Husayni
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English: Double-page from the Mughal Qur'an manuscript copied by Hibatallah al-Husayni for emperor Akbar. 33 x 22 cm, 17 lines per page. The first, middle and last line in muhaqqaq, penned alternately in blue and gold. The panels in between contain shorter lines of black naskh. Riqa' used as display script, as in the chapter headings written in black on a gold ground. Chapter 18:110 to 19:31, with chapter heading for sura Maryam. Lahore, 1573/1574. British Library Additional Manuscripts 18497, ff. 118v-119r
Date 1573/1574
institution QS:P195,Q23308
Accession number
Add MS 18497, ff. 118v-119r
References Blair, Islamic Calligraphy, Edinburgh University Press, 2006, p. 541-542
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Double-page from the Mughal Qur'an manuscript copied by Hibatallah al-Husayni for emperor Akbar. Lahore, 1573/1574 (BL Add MS 18497, ff. 118v-119r)

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