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Lot 90
26.10.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 11 340
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1033032
Lot 90 | QUR'AN
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COPIED BY MUHAMMAD TAQI IBN MUHAMMAD HASAN AL-JURFADAQANI, QAJAR IRAN, DATED AH 1324/1906-7 AD

Arabic manuscript on paper, 263ff. plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 15II. of black naskh reserved against gold cloudbands, gold and polychrome roundel verse markers, set within gold and polchrome rules, gold and polychrome illuminated marginal medallions marking juz' within red and black outer rules, catchwords, opening bifolio with gold and polychrome illumination enclosing 6ll. of black naskh, colophon signed and dated but partially rubbed, in tooled black leather binding, the doublures yellow leather

Text panel 10 x 5 5/8in. (25.3 x 14.3cm.); folio 12 3/8 x 8in. (31.4 x 19.8cm.)

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