TWO QUR'AN FOLIOS

Lot 16
07.04.2021 11:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 16 | TWO QUR'AN FOLIOS
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£ 5 000 – 7 000
Qur'an LXI, sura al-mumtahana, v.13 (part) to Qur'an LXIII, sura al-munafiqun, v.5, Arabic manuscript on paper, 13ll., the first and last line in strong black muhaqqaqoutlined in gold, the middle line in large gold thuluth, the other 10ll. divided in two panels of smaller black naskh, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, gold and polychrome illuminated marginal medallions, one folio with two suraheadings in white kufic on a gold and blue illuminated panel, the other folio with one sura heading, some staining
Each folio 151/4 x 12in. (38.7 x 30.5cm.)
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