AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN BIFOLIUM, MESOPOTAMIA, PROBABLY BAGHDAD, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

AN ILLUMINATED QUR’AN BIFOLIUM, MESOPOTAMIA, PROBABLY BAGHDAD, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

text: surah Yusuf (XII), middle of v.40 end to end of v.52
Arabic manuscript on paper, 7 lines to the page, first, fourth and seventh written in muhaqqaq in gold ink outlined in black, the remaining text in black naskh, ruled in gold and blue, verses separated by polychrome and gold
rosettes, round ashr verse markers, 2 gold and polychrome round and tear-shaped verse markers in the margin

each leaf: 45.7 by 31cm.

Condition Report:
In generally good condition, the margins are clean but have been affected by stains and humidity, one upper corner extensively restored, minor abrasion and smudges, as viewed.

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