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 LXXIV and LXXV, sura al-muddathir , parts of v.56 - sura al-qiyama , parts of v.6, Arabic manuscript on vellum, recto with 7ll. of elegant sepia kufic , verses marked by pyramids of gold dots, red and green diacritics, gold khams :marker, sura heading in gold kufic outlined with black red, green and gold floral illuminated ground within a polychrome and gold rectangular frame issuing a delicate marginal medallion with gold floral arabesques, later ink numbering Folio 9¼ x 12 7/8in. (23.5 x 32.6cm.)
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 LXXIV and LXXV, sura al-muddathir , parts of v.56 - sura al-qiyama , parts of v.6, Arabic manuscript on vellum, recto with 7ll. of elegant sepia kufic , verses marked by pyramids of gold dots, red and green diacritics, gold khams :marker, sura heading in gold kufic outlined with black red, green and gold floral illuminated ground within a polychrome and gold rectangular frame issuing a delicate marginal medallion with gold floral arabesques, later ink numbering Folio 9¼ x 12 7/8in. (23.5 x 32.6cm.)
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