- 17
Qur'an section, illuminated Arabic manuscript on paper, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk, 14th century
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
Text: Sura Luqman (XXXI), v.22 - Surat al-Ahzab (XXXIII), v.30 (one Hizb)
36 folios, 5 lines per page written in muhaqqaq script on paper, single verse divisions marked with illuminated rosettes, further text divisions marked in margins in gold thuluth or with illuminated ovoid devices, sura headings in gold thuluth script with diacritics in red, blue and green, modern leather binding
36 folios, 5 lines per page written in muhaqqaq script on paper, single verse divisions marked with illuminated rosettes, further text divisions marked in margins in gold thuluth or with illuminated ovoid devices, sura headings in gold thuluth script with diacritics in red, blue and green, modern leather binding
Catalogue Note
For a closely related Qur'an see James 1992, no.39, Lings and Safadi 1976, no.78.