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NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
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A KUFIC QUR'AN BIFOLIUM
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an XXXVI and XXXVII, sura yasin, parts of vv. 27-38 and sura al-saffat, parts of vv. 73-94, Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 10ll. of elegant kufic with round thick letters and notably circular meems, red and green vocalisation markers and polychrome roundel verse markers, text slightly rubbed in some areas
7¾ x 11½in. (19.6 x 29cm.)
NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, 9TH/10TH CENTURY
Qur'an XXXVI and XXXVII, sura yasin, parts of vv. 27-38 and sura al-saffat, parts of vv. 73-94, Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 10ll. of elegant kufic with round thick letters and notably circular meems, red and green vocalisation markers and polychrome roundel verse markers, text slightly rubbed in some areas
7¾ x 11½in. (19.6 x 29cm.)
Provenance
With UK collection since 1990s.
Brought to you by
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse
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