TWO FOLIOS FROM A QUR'AN NORTH AFRICA OR ANDALUSIA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY Comprising Qur'an LXI ( sura al-saff ), vv.5-6 (part), v.8-11 (part), v.12-14 (part) and Qur'an LX ( sura al-mumtahina ), v.1-3 (part), v.4-6 (part) and Qur'an LXIII ( sura al-munafiqun ), v.7-8 (part) and sura heading of Qur'an LXIV ( sura al-taghabun ), each folio with 10-11ll. of sepia maghribi script, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, with marginal section markers in gold and polychrome, with two fine sura headings in blue kufic script outlined in gold on gold floral meander, within cartouches of interlocking motifs issuing marginal medallions, the two folios composite and comprising the Qur'anic verses mentioned above, repaired margins Folio 8 x 6 3/8in. (20.4 x 16.3cm.) (2)
TWO FOLIOS FROM A QUR'AN NORTH AFRICA OR ANDALUSIA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY Comprising Qur'an LXI ( sura al-saff ), vv.5-6 (part), v.8-11 (part), v.12-14 (part) and Qur'an LX ( sura al-mumtahina ), v.1-3 (part), v.4-6 (part) and Qur'an LXIII ( sura al-munafiqun ), v.7-8 (part) and sura heading of Qur'an LXIV ( sura al-taghabun ), each folio with 10-11ll. of sepia maghribi script, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, with marginal section markers in gold and polychrome, with two fine sura headings in blue kufic script outlined in gold on gold floral meander, within cartouches of interlocking motifs issuing marginal medallions, the two folios composite and comprising the Qur'anic verses mentioned above, repaired margins Folio 8 x 6 3/8in. (20.4 x 16.3cm.) (2)
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