A CONTINUOUS SECTION FROM THE PINK QUR`AN

Lot 48
26.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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Lot 48 | A CONTINUOUS SECTION FROM THE PINK QUR'AN
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£ 150 000 – 200 000
A CONTINUOUS SECTION FROM THE PINK QUR'AN

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.)

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