A bifolium from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an Mamluk,...
A bifolium from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an
Mamluk, circa 1400
Arabic manuscript on paper, consecutive leaves, 13 lines to the page written in muhaqqaq script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black and red, gold florets with blue dots marking verse-endings, inner margins ruled in brown, one sura heading in gold, framed together
each leaf 288 x 215 mm.; frame 460 x 620 mm.
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Private UK collection: acquired by the seller's brother prior to 1986.
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A bifolium from a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an
Mamluk, circa 1400
Arabic manuscript on paper, consecutive leaves, 13 lines to the page written in muhaqqaq script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black and red, gold florets with blue dots marking verse-endings, inner margins ruled in brown, one sura heading in gold, framed together
each leaf 288 x 215 mm.; frame 460 x 620 mm.
Provenance
Private UK collection: acquired by the seller's brother prior to 1986.
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