ID 828687
Lot 166 | A SAHARAN QUR'AN
Estimate value
£ 3 000 – 5 000
SIGNED AL-HAJ IBRAHIM AL-IMAM, WEST AFRICA, DATED 27 SHA'BAN AH 1375/MARCH 1956 AD
Unbound Arabic manuscript on paper, 506ff., each folio with 13ll. of black sudani script within red rules, vocalisation in green and brown, catchwords, with both circular and elongated marginal motifs, sura headings in brown ink, the opening folios with red, green, and gold geometric patterns, enclosed by two boards one signed and dated, unbound but enclosed in blind tooled brown leather wrap with strap to fasten in place, with leather box to carry it in
Text panel 5 1/2 x 3 1/8in. (14.1 x 8cm.); folio 9 1/4 x 7 1/8in. (23.6 x 17.9cm.)
| Place of origin: | Africa |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Place of origin: | Africa |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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