ID 1178271
Lot 21 | A PINK QUR'AN FOLIO
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
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.)
Provenance
London trade by 2000
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts, Books and manuscripts |
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