TWO LOOSE QUR’AN FOLIOS Egypt or Syria, late Mamluk - early Ottoman period, 15th - 16th century
TWO LOOSE QUR’AN FOLIOS
Egypt or Syria, late Mamluk - early Ottoman period, 15th - 16th century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 12ff. of black ink naskh script to each folio, the top and bottom lines in bold gold thuluth script, the text extracted from Sura Al-Nisa (4) vv. 151-155, 155-160 to the verso, 160-164, 164-170 to the verso, gold rosette aya markings, some red diacritic marks, in blue and gold rules, framed and set between two sheets of glass, the text panel 14cm x 10cm, the folio 19cm x 14cm, 33.5cm x 42 including the frame.
the text panel 14cm x 10cm, the folio 19cm x 14cm
Estimated at £300 - £400
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TWO LOOSE QUR’AN FOLIOS
Egypt or Syria, late Mamluk - early Ottoman period, 15th - 16th century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 12ff. of black ink naskh script to each folio, the top and bottom lines in bold gold thuluth script, the text extracted from Sura Al-Nisa (4) vv. 151-155, 155-160 to the verso, 160-164, 164-170 to the verso, gold rosette aya markings, some red diacritic marks, in blue and gold rules, framed and set between two sheets of glass, the text panel 14cm x 10cm, the folio 19cm x 14cm, 33.5cm x 42 including the frame.
the text panel 14cm x 10cm, the folio 19cm x 14cm
Estimated at £300 - £400
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