Single Andalusian Qur'anic leaf, surah Luqman (XXXI) parts of verse 15 to part of verse 17, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on parchment [North Africa, probably Morocco or Andalusia, thirteenth century] single folio with single column in 5 lines of bold brown maghribi, diacritics and accents in red and blue, two illuminated verse markers, one a teardrop shape in blue and gold and the second circular in gold with blue and red decorations, top outer edges of the leaf fallen away, discoloured at edges, a few wormholes, later marginal commentary to margins, 235 by 188 mm. (written space 175 by 145 mm.); mounted in card Qur'ans produced in the Western Islamic world of Andalusia at this time were lavishly laid-out (with only 5 lines to the page) and often bound in 30 separate volumes, each being one single Juz' of the Qur'an.
Single Andalusian Qur'anic leaf, surah Luqman (XXXI) parts of verse 15 to part of verse 17, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on parchment [North Africa, probably Morocco or Andalusia, thirteenth century] single folio with single column in 5 lines of bold brown maghribi, diacritics and accents in red and blue, two illuminated verse markers, one a teardrop shape in blue and gold and the second circular in gold with blue and red decorations, top outer edges of the leaf fallen away, discoloured at edges, a few wormholes, later marginal commentary to margins, 235 by 188 mm. (written space 175 by 145 mm.); mounted in card Qur'ans produced in the Western Islamic world of Andalusia at this time were lavishly laid-out (with only 5 lines to the page) and often bound in 30 separate volumes, each being one single Juz' of the Qur'an.
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