Three manuscript folios, India, 15th - 19th century - Lot 204

Three manuscript folios, India, 15th - 19th century The first, Qur'an folio from Sultanate India, 15th - 16th century, manuscript on paper of 11 lines of Arabic text in bihari calligraphy in black ink, some characters in red ink, Allah's name in gold and verse separators illuminated in gold and polychrome. Qur'an, XL, 51-58; the second, bilingual Arabic-Persian Qur'an folio, Kashmir, 19th century, manuscript on paper of 11 lines per page in Arabic in black ink in reserve on a gold background, the Persian translation interlined in red ink. Verses separated by gold discs, illuminated medallion and obliquely calligraphed Persian text in the margin. Qur'an, X, 22-29; the third, folio of a poetic manuscript on paper of 12 lines on two columns in Persian nasta'liq in black ink, an illuminated title in red ink in a gilded cartouche, floral illumination on both sides. 33.4 x 26.3 cm; 38.8 x 23 cm; 21.1 x 13.7 cm Mottling and tears on the first, wormholes and small stains on the second, tiny folds and stains on the third.