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Album of Qur'an leaves
North Africa and the Near East, 9th/10th century
manuscript, 6ff., comprising 4ff. with 17ll. of small brown kufic on vellum, diacritics in red, panels of brown or red and brown circles between verses, (some corrosion and repairs, faded on one side), folio 5 x 7in. (12.9 x 17.8cm.); 1f. with 9ll. of elegant brown kufic on vellum, diacritics in red, green and brown, brown and gold rosettes between verses, marginal medallion, later green, gold and brown margins, (some corrosion), folio 3¾ x 6in. (9.5 x 15.4cm.); 1f. with 26ll. of minute brown mahgribi on buff paper, diacritics in blue, red and yellow, rosettes between verses, sura headings in yellow outlined in brown, later gold and red margins, folio 6¼ x 5in. (15.8 x 12cm.); all folios mounted later on pink paper painted in gold with meandering vine and floral sprays (slightly loose), black velvet-covered binding
leaf 6½ x 9½in. (16.8 x 24.2cm.)
North Africa and the Near East, 9th/10th century
manuscript, 6ff., comprising 4ff. with 17ll. of small brown kufic on vellum, diacritics in red, panels of brown or red and brown circles between verses, (some corrosion and repairs, faded on one side), folio 5 x 7in. (12.9 x 17.8cm.); 1f. with 9ll. of elegant brown kufic on vellum, diacritics in red, green and brown, brown and gold rosettes between verses, marginal medallion, later green, gold and brown margins, (some corrosion), folio 3¾ x 6in. (9.5 x 15.4cm.); 1f. with 26ll. of minute brown mahgribi on buff paper, diacritics in blue, red and yellow, rosettes between verses, sura headings in yellow outlined in brown, later gold and red margins, folio 6¼ x 5in. (15.8 x 12cm.); all folios mounted later on pink paper painted in gold with meandering vine and floral sprays (slightly loose), black velvet-covered binding
leaf 6½ x 9½in. (16.8 x 24.2cm.)