A LOOSE FOLIO FROM A FATIMID QUR'AN Egypt,...
A LOOSE FOLIO FROM A FATIMID QUR'AN
Egypt, late 10th - early 11th century
Sura 15 (al Hijr), vv. 21-38 and 39-61, Arabic manuscript on paper, in black ink, 11ll. of thuluth script to the page, diacritic marks in black, later corrections and notes in red naskh, verse markers shaped as blue and gold roundels with dotted design, gold rosettes between the lines, a marginal marker in light blue and gold in the shape of a round medallion with rays partially visible in the back, the folio 45cm x 33.2cm.
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A LOOSE FOLIO FROM A FATIMID QUR'AN
Egypt, late 10th - early 11th century
Sura 15 (al Hijr), vv. 21-38 and 39-61, Arabic manuscript on paper, in black ink, 11ll. of thuluth script to the page, diacritic marks in black, later corrections and notes in red naskh, verse markers shaped as blue and gold roundels with dotted design, gold rosettes between the lines, a marginal marker in light blue and gold in the shape of a round medallion with rays partially visible in the back, the folio 45cm x 33.2cm.
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