An Illuminated Mamluk Qur'an Juz, Signed by Touti, Egypt or Syria, 14th century text: surah al-fatiha (I) to surah al-baqarah (II), end of verse 134 Arabic manuscript on thick cream paper, 33 leaves, plus two flyleaves, 7 lines to the page written in muhhaqaq script in black ink, verses separated by illuminated florets pointed in red and blue, two opening double page illuminated frontispieces in blue, red and gold scrolling flowers and foliage, illuminated colophon, contemporary tooled leather binding with vestiges of gilding, with flap 26.5 by 18cm.
An Illuminated Mamluk Qur'an Juz, Signed by Touti, Egypt or Syria, 14th century text: surah al-fatiha (I) to surah al-baqarah (II), end of verse 134 Arabic manuscript on thick cream paper, 33 leaves, plus two flyleaves, 7 lines to the page written in muhhaqaq script in black ink, verses separated by illuminated florets pointed in red and blue, two opening double page illuminated frontispieces in blue, red and gold scrolling flowers and foliage, illuminated colophon, contemporary tooled leather binding with vestiges of gilding, with flap 26.5 by 18cm.
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