ID 932064
Lot 15 | AN ILLUMINATED QUR'AN BIFOLIUM
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 7 000
ANATOLIA OR CENTRAL ASIA, EARLY 14TH CENTURY
Qur'an V, sura al-ma'idah, vv. 64-66, Arabic manuscript on paper, 2ff., each with 3ll. of black muhaqqaq, Persian interlinear translation, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, illuminated rosettes in text panel, catchwords, later illuminated borders of blue and red kufic script against a gold foliate ground, geometric medallions in the corners
Text panel 7 3/4 x 5 1/2in. (19.5 x 14cm.); folio 11 1/2 x 7 1/4in. (29 x 18.5cm.)
Provenance
R. Meyer-Riefstahl (d.1936),
Rudi Riefstahl (d.2011),
Collection of Philip Hofer, USA (1898-1984)
| Place of origin: | Afghanistan, Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Uzbekistan |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Place of origin: | Afghanistan, Asia, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Uzbekistan |
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| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
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