Qur'an section

ILKHANID PERSIA, EARLY 14TH CENTURY

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Qur'an section
Ilkhanid Persia, early 14th Century
Manuscript on buff paper, 12ff. with 3ll. of bold black muhaqqaq, gold rosettes between verses, interlinear Persian translation in tiny naskh, mounted on gold-speckled card concertina fashion in an album, light staining, tan moroccco binding with gold tooled medallion and spandrels
Folio 12 x 8in. (32.2 x 21cm.)

Lot Essay

The origin of this multi-part Qur'an is not known and has been ascribed variously to Sultanate India, Central Asia, and Anatolia. Folios are in various collections, some with kufic borders and illumination which is not of the same period as the text.

(James, David: Qur'ans of the Mamluks, London, 1988, cat. 60, pp.170-171)

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