A SUB-SAHARAN QUR'AN Possibly Nigeria, Africa, late 19th -...
A SUB-SAHARAN QUR'AN Possibly Nigeria, Africa, late 19th - early 20th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 593ff., each loose folio with 12ll. of sepia ink crude maghribi script, diacritic marks and vocalisation in red and orange ink, the verse markers yellow dots turning into roundels with longer sequences, marginal notes and sporadic illuminations in the shape of roundels and star-shaped elements, grouped within a tooled brown calf leather case-shaped binding, held within a camel leather squared bag decorated with calligraphy and woven leather roundels, 25cm x 20cm each page, the bag 24cm x 26cm x 16cm.
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A SUB-SAHARAN QUR'AN Possibly Nigeria, Africa, late 19th - early 20th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 593ff., each loose folio with 12ll. of sepia ink crude maghribi script, diacritic marks and vocalisation in red and orange ink, the verse markers yellow dots turning into roundels with longer sequences, marginal notes and sporadic illuminations in the shape of roundels and star-shaped elements, grouped within a tooled brown calf leather case-shaped binding, held within a camel leather squared bag decorated with calligraphy and woven leather roundels, 25cm x 20cm each page, the bag 24cm x 26cm x 16cm.
Sold for £1,100
Includes Buyer's Premium
