A LARGE FORMAT KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION, NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

A LARGE FORMAT KUFIC QUR'AN SECTION
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an XX, sura Ta Ha, parts of vv. 39-40, 59-63, 81-86, 109-113 and 127-130; Qur'an XXII, sura al-hajj, parts of vv. 5-11, 78; Qur'an XXIII, sura al-mu'minun, parts of vv. 27 and 28, Arabic manuscript on vellum, 10ff. plus two flyleaves, 7ll. of large black kufic, diacritics in red and green, gold and polychrome verse markers and one drop-shaped marginal medallion, in Qajar brown morocco with stamped cusped medallion and the name of the previous owner's library, cream paper doublures
Each folio 10 7/8 x 14 ¾in. (27.5 x 37.5cm.)

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Pre-Lot Text
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