Iran's Giant Quran Printery to Print Exquisite Quranic Manuscript

-- Astan Qods Razavi Quran Printing Office, the largest company dedicated to printing the Muslim Holy Book in the Middle East, intends to publish a precious Quranic manuscript.

The manuscript is an exquisite copy of selected chapters of the Quran transcribed by an Iranian artist Ebrahim Soltan in 16 pages in early 15th century.

The 81.7cm by 61cm illuminated artwork will be printed in 16 colors with the most advanced printing press.

Astan Qods Razavi Quran Printing Office,located in the northeastern city of Mashhad, was officially opened last week by the chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani.


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