A MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR`AN FOLIO

Lot 5
24.10.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 200 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 5 | A MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000
A MONUMENTAL KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an XI, sura al-hud, vv.17 (part) - 41 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, 18ll. sepia kufic, diacritics in red dots, with corrections to the text added in red ink, red circle marker to indicate every 20th verse, with a stub on the inner edge for binding,
15 5/8 x 21 ¼in. (39.6 x 54cm.)




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By repute, French Private Collection by 1992
UK trade by 2006, from whom purchased by the current owner
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