ID 1033198
Lot 48 | A CONTINUOUS SECTION FROM THE PINK QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 200 000
NASRID SPAIN, 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XXIV sura al-nur vv. 2 (part) - 28 (part), Arabic manuscript on pink dyed paper, 15ff. each with 5ll. of large sepia maghribi, dots and diacritics in gold, shadda and sukun in cobalt blue, hamza marked by yellow and green dots, gold and polychrome illuminated roundel verse markers, illuminated marginal medallions marking divisions, with 'hubus' (endowed) pricked in the top corner
Each folio approximately 13 1/8 x 10 3/8in. (33.3 x 26.4cm.)
| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Historical era: | Nasrid dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | Europe, Spain |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
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