8vo, 98 pp.; profusely illustrated in b/w & color illus. publishers’ original wrappers, 1 map, biblio, World of Islam Publishing Co., London, 1976.

Synopsis

Catalogue of an exhibition of Qur’an manuscripts at the British Library 3 April – 15 August 1976. Contents: Early Kufic; Western Kufic; Eastern Kufic; Maghribi; Early Muhaqqaq & Thuluth; Mamluk; Il-Khanid; Timurid & early Ottoman; Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal & later; Qur’an bindings.