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Qur'an folio, Mamluk, Sha'ban AH 728/June 1328 AD
Manuscript on pink paper, comprising sura IX, al-Tauba, vv. 1-12, 12ll. of elegant black thuluth, gold rosettes between verses, illuminated marginal medallions marking divisions of text, illuminated sura heading above with the number of verses and place of revelation written in gold-outlined kufic on a blue cartouche within an illuminated panel with associated marginal palmette, framed and glazed -- Folio 44.5 x 29.2cm.
Manuscript on pink paper, comprising sura IX, al-Tauba, vv. 1-12, 12ll. of elegant black thuluth, gold rosettes between verses, illuminated marginal medallions marking divisions of text, illuminated sura heading above with the number of verses and place of revelation written in gold-outlined kufic on a blue cartouche within an illuminated panel with associated marginal palmette, framed and glazed -- Folio 44.5 x 29.2cm.
Provenance
Previously published as no. 34, Catalogue 135, Philip C Duschnes, New York, as coming from a Qur'an written by Ahmad b. 'Abdullah b. al-Mansur Hashemi al-'Abbasi, completed 7 Sha'ban 728
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