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A bifolium from the same Qur'an was sold at Christie's, King Street rooms, 6 October 2011, lot 21.
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NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
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TWO KUFIC QUR'AN FOLIOS
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Consecutive, comprising Qur'an XXX (sura al-rum), v.38 (part)-50 (part) Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 10ll. of elegant brown kufic script, red, green and yellow vocalisation, polychrome roundels marking the verses, some wear
7½ x 11 3/8in. (19 x 29cm.) (2)
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Consecutive, comprising Qur'an XXX (sura al-rum), v.38 (part)-50 (part) Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 10ll. of elegant brown kufic script, red, green and yellow vocalisation, polychrome roundels marking the verses, some wear
7½ x 11 3/8in. (19 x 29cm.) (2)
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