A SURA HEADING FROM A COPY OF THE MONUMENTAL 'BAYSUNGHUR' QUR'AN

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07.04.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Lot 51 | A SURA HEADING FROM A COPY OF THE MONUMENTAL 'BAYSUNGHUR' QUR'AN
Arabic manuscript on paper, the heading of Qur'an LVI, sura al-waqi'ah, in gold muhaqqaq in clouds reserved against a scrolling ground, within peach paper margins, the reverse laid down with later manuscript pages
Text panel 73/4 x 377/8in. (19.7 x 96cm.); folio 117/8 x 421/2in. (30 x 107.9cm.)
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