A Maghrebi Qur'an bifolio, North Africa or Al-Andalus, circa 13th/14th...
A Maghrebi Qur'an bifolio, North Africa or Al-Andalus, circa 13th/14th century, Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), vv. 102-105 (parts), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with five lines of large sepia maghribi script, diacritics in sepia, vocalization in pink and blue, reading marks in yellow, habs marked pricked in the top margin, mounted, framed and glazed, text area 17 x 11.8cm.; folio20 x 19.7cm. (visible) Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 272.
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A Maghrebi Qur'an bifolio, North Africa or Al-Andalus, circa 13th/14th century, Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), vv. 102-105 (parts), Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with five lines of large sepia maghribi script, diacritics in sepia, vocalization in pink and blue, reading marks in yellow, habs marked pricked in the top margin, mounted, framed and glazed, text area 17 x 11.8cm.; folio20 x 19.7cm. (visible) Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2014, lot 272.
