INDIA, 18TH CENTURY

Muslim India produced a number of large Qur'an manuscripts and numerous folios with pages often as large as 40cm. in height are known. See for instance a Qur'an in the British Library (Add.5548-51, London, 1982, cat.21, p.38 and p.57), other large Qur'ans mentioned by Jeremiah Losty in the Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad (London, 1982, p.56) and a folio sold at Christie's, 7 October 2013, lot 61 (52.8 x 31.2cm.). With dimensions as large as 52cm. in height, these folios are probably amongst the largest found in India.