A Provincial Mamluk Qur'an Juz, Arabian coast, circa 14th century Juz' XXIV,...

A Provincial Mamluk Qur'an Juz,

Arabian coast, circa 14th century

Juz' XXIV, Arabic manuscript on paper, 49ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 5ll. of thick black naskh script, with red double-interlinear divisions, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground, with marginal black and gold illuminated circular medallions, opening folio with title in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground within green frame, colophon possibly added with date of Shawal AH 710/1320AD, in stamped brown morocco binding with flap

Text panel 10.1 x 7.3cm.; folio 17 x 12.5cm.

Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 5 October, 2012, Lot 550