Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets
A quarter section (ruba') of the Qur’an (II), North Africa, probably Morocco, 18th century
Auction Closed
October 26, 12:30 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Arabic manuscript on paper, 358 pages, 9 lines to the page, written in Maghribi script in black ink, verses separated by gold motifs, khamsa and ’ashra verse markers, incomplete, surah headings written in gold Kufic script on red ground, brown morocco binding, with flap
23 by 19cm.
Ex-collection Robert Astier de Villatte (b.1885), thence by descent.
Robert Astier de Villatte was an officer in the French military who spent time in Morocco from 1919-33 and 1941-43, during which time he likely acquired this manuscript.
Robert Astier de Villatte was an officer in the French military who spent time in Morocco from 1919-33 and 1941-43, during which time he likely acquired this manuscript.