Lot Essay
This remarkable scroll contains the entire Qur'an written within roundels and divided by juz.
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TIMURID IRAN, 15TH CENTURY
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QUR'AN SCROLL
Timurid Iran, 15th century
Manuscript on cream paper divided into thirty juz, the text divided into small circles against rectangular panels of red, blue and black with floral illumination, the first word of the juz in gold, later illuminated heading, staining
405in. (1020cm.) aprx. long
Timurid Iran, 15th century
Manuscript on cream paper divided into thirty juz, the text divided into small circles against rectangular panels of red, blue and black with floral illumination, the first word of the juz in gold, later illuminated heading, staining
405in. (1020cm.) aprx. long
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