A FOLIO FROM A BIHARI QUR`AN

Lot 87
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 5 000
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Lot 87 | A FOLIO FROM A BIHARI QUR'AN
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£ 5 000 – 8 000
A FOLIO FROM A BIHARI QUR'AN

SULTANATE INDIA, LATE 14TH/EARLY 15TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, Qur'an LXIX, sura al-haqqah, vv.40(part)-52 and Qur'an LXX, sura al-ma'arij, vv.1-14, 11ll. of gold bihari script, diacritics in red, gold and lapis roundel verse markers, one sura heading in gold on illuminated cartouche set within blue panel with floral decoration, set within rules assembled from other manuscripts and laid down together, the margins applied

Text panel 10 ¼ x 7 ¾in. (26 x 19.8cm.); folio 11 ½ x 9 1⁄8in. (29.3 x 23.2cm.)

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