A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO ON VELLUM Abbasid Near...
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO ON VELLUM
Abbasid Near East or North Africa, 10th century
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 16ll. of black ink to the page, in early kufic script, clusters of gold roundels as verse markers, red reading marks, the sura heading a long rectangular cartouche with gold interwoven lines on black ground, a marginal gold palmette issuing from the heading, gold marker in kufic, the folio 19.5cm x 24.5cm and 31.5cm x 36.2cm including the frame.
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A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO ON VELLUM
Abbasid Near East or North Africa, 10th century
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 16ll. of black ink to the page, in early kufic script, clusters of gold roundels as verse markers, red reading marks, the sura heading a long rectangular cartouche with gold interwoven lines on black ground, a marginal gold palmette issuing from the heading, gold marker in kufic, the folio 19.5cm x 24.5cm and 31.5cm x 36.2cm including the frame.
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