A GOLD KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 10TH CENTURY
A GOLD KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 10TH CENTURY Qur'an LXX, sura al-ma'arij , v.44 - Qur'an LXXI, sura nuh , beginning of v.4, Arabic manuscript on vellum, folio with 5ll. of gold kufic , diacritics indicated with brown diagonal dashes, vocalisation in red, green and blue, gold rosettes indicating single verses, one sura heading within panel of gold scrolls and issuing a bold palmette into the margin, slight damages to edges Folio 5¾ x 7 7/8in. (14.5 x 20.2cm.)
A GOLD KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 10TH CENTURY
A GOLD KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 10TH CENTURY Qur'an LXX, sura al-ma'arij , v.44 - Qur'an LXXI, sura nuh , beginning of v.4, Arabic manuscript on vellum, folio with 5ll. of gold kufic , diacritics indicated with brown diagonal dashes, vocalisation in red, green and blue, gold rosettes indicating single verses, one sura heading within panel of gold scrolls and issuing a bold palmette into the margin, slight damages to edges Folio 5¾ x 7 7/8in. (14.5 x 20.2cm.)
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