MAMLUK EGYPT OR SYRIA, 14TH CENTURY
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Qur'an section
Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th Century
Comprising juz v of the Qur'an, al-Muhsinat, manuscript on paper, 32ff. with 6ll. of black outlined gold thuluth within blue rules, gold rosettes between verses, blue and gold marginal medallions, light water staining and fading, margins abraided, opening finely illuminated gold and blue bifolio with spiralling arabesques, two similar folios front and back with geometric and arabesque design, loss of blue, smudging and small restorations
Folio 8¼ x 5 7/8in. (21 x 14.5cm.) (32)
Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th Century
Comprising juz v of the Qur'an, al-Muhsinat, manuscript on paper, 32ff. with 6ll. of black outlined gold thuluth within blue rules, gold rosettes between verses, blue and gold marginal medallions, light water staining and fading, margins abraided, opening finely illuminated gold and blue bifolio with spiralling arabesques, two similar folios front and back with geometric and arabesque design, loss of blue, smudging and small restorations
Folio 8¼ x 5 7/8in. (21 x 14.5cm.) (32)