Arts of the Islamic World
Arts of the Islamic World
AN ILLUMINATED QUR'AN LEAF IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, ANDALUSIA, LATE 12TH-13TH CENTURY AD
Auction Closed
October 23, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
AN ILLUMINATED QUR'AN LEAF IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, ANDALUSIA, LATE 12TH-13TH CENTURY AD
text: surah al-zumar (XXXIX), end of v.58 to middle of v.60
Arabic manuscript on thick cream paper, 5 lines to the page written in monumental Maghribi script, vocalisation marked with blue and orange dots, fifth verse marked with a large tear-drop medallion enclosing the word khamsa in
the centre, verso with a verse marker in the form of a triangular cluster of three gold dots outlined in blue
leaf: 35.7 by 23.2cm.
Another leaf from the same Qur’an and surah was offered in these rooms, 3 October 2012, lot 18.