ID 1306596
Lot 18 | A CONTINUOUS SECTION FROM THE PINK QUR'AN
Valeur estimée
£ 90 000 – 120 000
SPAIN OR MOROCCO, 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XCVI, sura al-'alaq v.16 to Qur'an XCIX, sura al-zalzalah v.2, Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ff. each folio with 5ll. strong sepia maghribi, dots and diacritics in gold, sukun and shadda in blue, gold illuminated verse markers with abjad numbers, two sura titles in gold kufic in gold and polychrome illuminated panel with similar marginal pendant, the margins plain, with 'hubus' in pin pricks in upper corner of pages, loss to edges and corners, some residue from illumination on facing pages
Folio 13 ¼ x 10 ¼in. (33.5 x 26.1cm.)
Provenance
UK trade by 1998, from which acquired by the current owner
| Lieu d'origine: | Maroc, Afrique |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Lettres, documents et manuscrits, Livres et manuscrits |
| Lieu d'origine: | Maroc, Afrique |
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| Catégorie maison de vente aux enchères: | Lettres, documents et manuscrits, Livres et manuscrits |
| Adresse de l'enchère |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London Royaume-Uni | |
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