A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY Qur'an LXVII, sura al-mulk, v.13 to Qur'an LXVIII, sura al-qalam , end of v.4 and Qur'an LXXVI, sura al-insan , middle of v.26 to Qur'an LXXVII , sura al-mursalat , middle of v.42, Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 17ll. of elegant sepia kufic , red diacritics, verse markers composed of gold roundels in the shape of a pyramid, gold khams markers, gold rectangular 'ashr markers, each folio with elegant bands of gold and polychrome strapwork marking sura headings, one folio also with polychrome marginal roundel, minor holes and small areas of staining Folio 7 7/8 x 10 1/8in. (20 x 26cm.)
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
A KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIO NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY Qur'an LXVII, sura al-mulk, v.13 to Qur'an LXVIII, sura al-qalam , end of v.4 and Qur'an LXXVI, sura al-insan , middle of v.26 to Qur'an LXXVII , sura al-mursalat , middle of v.42, Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 17ll. of elegant sepia kufic , red diacritics, verse markers composed of gold roundels in the shape of a pyramid, gold khams markers, gold rectangular 'ashr markers, each folio with elegant bands of gold and polychrome strapwork marking sura headings, one folio also with polychrome marginal roundel, minor holes and small areas of staining Folio 7 7/8 x 10 1/8in. (20 x 26cm.)
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