QUR'AN

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£ 18 750
Date de l'enchèreClassic
07.04.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événement
Royaume-Uni, London
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ID 510248
Lot 45 | QUR'AN
Arabic manuscript on gold-speckled paper, 318ff. plus three flyleaves, each folio with 12ll. of black naskh, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, red reading marks, the illumination dating to 16th century Shiraz, suraheadings in white naskhover gold ground with floral scrolls within polychrome illuminated cartouches, text within gold and polychrome rules, with polychrome illuminated marginal markers of various shapes, opening bifolio with two heavily illuminated shamsaswith Qur'an XVII, sura al-isra', v.88 in white naskhover gold ground, the following bifolio with carpet page illumination surrounding sura al-fatihawithin cusped illuminated medallions, the following bifolio with heavily illuminated headpiece and text within cloudbands on gold ground, last folio with prayers heavily illuminated, added signature of 'Abdullah Tabbakh, in later gilt stamped morocco, some folios loose in binding, repairs, areas of waterstaining

Text panel 8 x 43/4in. (20.5 x 12.4cm.); folio 131/4 x 83/4in. (33.5 x 22cm.)

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