A West African Qur'an, Senegambia, late 19th-early 20th century Arabic manuscript on...
A West African Qur'an,
Senegambia, late 19th-early 20th century
Arabic manuscript on toned woven paper, 430ff. approx, uncollated, with 15ll. of sepia script to the page, verse markers in yellow and vocalization in red, perhaps defective, with attractive illuminations in red, yellow, and black, original brown leather folding slip with tie,
folio 22 x 16.8cm.
Provenance: Acquired in Chad and Niger in the early 1970s; purchased Bonhams, 23/04/2013, Lot 268 (part lot)
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A West African Qur'an,
Senegambia, late 19th-early 20th century
Arabic manuscript on toned woven paper, 430ff. approx, uncollated, with 15ll. of sepia script to the page, verse markers in yellow and vocalization in red, perhaps defective, with attractive illuminations in red, yellow, and black, original brown leather folding slip with tie,
folio 22 x 16.8cm.
Provenance: Acquired in Chad and Niger in the early 1970s; purchased Bonhams, 23/04/2013, Lot 268 (part lot)
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