Important Medieval Manuscripts From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehlen
Important Medieval Manuscripts From the Collection of the Late Ernst Boehlen
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Lot Closed
July 2, 12:07 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
QUR'AN LEAF: a Qur’an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, North Africa or Near East, 9th century
a leaf of Arabic manuscript on vellum, (135 by 203mm, max), 14 lines to the page in Kufic in black ink, diacritics in red, khams marked by an illuminated rosette, mounted and framed
TEXT (RECTO)
Qur’an, surah al-naml (XXVII), middle of verse 73-middle of verse 82
PROVENANCE
The Boehlen Collection, Bern, MS 809
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