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Opening folio from a Qur'an
Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. black outlined gold naskh, punctuation in red and blue, gold roundels or rosettes between verses, within illuminated panels of floral and half-palmette scroling vine, a cartouche above and below containing the sura titles in white, gold margins between black rules, mounted - 23.5 x 17.2cm.
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Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 5ll. black outlined gold naskh, punctuation in red and blue, gold roundels or rosettes between verses, within illuminated panels of floral and half-palmette scroling vine, a cartouche above and below containing the sura titles in white, gold margins between black rules, mounted - 23.5 x 17.2cm.
See illustration
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