IRAN, 19th-20th centuries Illuminated Qur'an Lithographed Arabic book printed on paper, 19 lines per page in blue and gold frames. Double frontispiece illuminated with gouache and gilt, and titles of the Suras handwritten in red on gilt. Bound in painted and varnished papier-mâché, decorated with floral scrolls around a central mandorla, and bordered by epigraphic cartouches (binding very damaged, pages missing at end, wear, small tears, wetness). H. 16 cm - W. 10.5 cm - D. 2 cm Enclosed is a printed book titled "Le Koran" on the spine, with extracts from the Suras in French, ornamented by Mohammed Racim, Editions d'art H. Piazza, Paris, 1949. Bound in green half-maroquin with gilt title. H. 16 cm - W. 11 cm - D. 2 cm LS