A bound group of ten leaves from six separate suras of a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, written in kufic script on vellum
A bound group of ten leaves from six separate suras of a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century
Arabic manuscript on vellum, ten leaves, 14 lines to the page written in elongated kufic script in brown ink with vowel marks in red, verses marked with three gold dots arranged in triangular formation, illuminated circular devices marking the fifth and tenth verses, one sura heading in gold, modern leather binding incorporating the front and back covers of a later Persian manuscript
255 x 340 mm.
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A bound group of ten leaves from six separate suras of a dispersed manuscript of the Qur'an, written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th Century
Arabic manuscript on vellum, ten leaves, 14 lines to the page written in elongated kufic script in brown ink with vowel marks in red, verses marked with three gold dots arranged in triangular formation, illuminated circular devices marking the fifth and tenth verses, one sura heading in gold, modern leather binding incorporating the front and back covers of a later Persian manuscript
255 x 340 mm.