A PINK QUR`AN FOLIO

Lot 21
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1178271
Lot 21 | A PINK QUR'AN FOLIO
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£ 25 000 – 35 000
A PINK QUR'AN FOLIO

NASRID SPAIN, 13TH CENTURY

Arabic manuscript on paper, Qur'an XXXV, sura al-fatir, v. 45 (part) to Qur'an XXXVI, sura ya-sin, v.1, the folio with 5ll. of sepia maghribi, diacritics in gold, shadda and sukun in cobalt blue, hamza marked by yellow dots, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, sura heading in gold kufic reserved against gold and polychrome panel issuing marginal medallion, the words hubus ('endowed') added to the top corner with pin pricks

Folio 12 x 9in. (30.4 x 22.8cm.)





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London trade by 2000
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