TWO QUR'AN FOLIOS IN GOLD
TWO QUR'AN FOLIOS IN GOLD

PROVINCIAL ANATOLIA OR WESTERN IRAN, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY

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TWO QUR'AN FOLIOS IN GOLD
PROVINCIAL ANATOLIA OR WESTERN IRAN, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Qur'an VI, sura al-an'am, vv. 38-41 (middle) and vv. 118 (end) - 121 (middle), Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 5ll. of gold muhaqqaq outlined in black, diacritics in blue, verses marked with blue roundels outlined in gold, one part medallion in margin, text panels outlined in gold and black, some staining, mounted
Text panel 10¼ x 5 7/8in. (25.9 x 14.8cm.); folio 11 1/8 x 7¾in. (28.3 x 19.8cm.) (2)

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