ID 1178298 
Lot 87  | A FOLIO FROM A BIHARI QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000 
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.)
| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts | 
| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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