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TWO QUR'AN SECTIONS, NORTH AFRICA, 16TH CENTURY
Manuscript on cream paper, 54ff. with 17ll. of sepia maghribi, gold rosettes within the text and gold marginal medallions marking each sura and juz, two kufic headings on gold, one in colours - folio 10 1/2 x 7 3/4in (26.8 x 19.5cm); and another section from a similar North African Qur'an, 39ff. with 17ll. of sepia maghribi, marginal medallions and headings in terracotta - folio 9 1/2 x 7 1/4in (24.3 x 18.5cm)
Manuscript on cream paper, 54ff. with 17ll. of sepia maghribi, gold rosettes within the text and gold marginal medallions marking each sura and juz, two kufic headings on gold, one in colours - folio 10 1/2 x 7 3/4in (26.8 x 19.5cm); and another section from a similar North African Qur'an, 39ff. with 17ll. of sepia maghribi, marginal medallions and headings in terracotta - folio 9 1/2 x 7 1/4in (24.3 x 18.5cm)
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