Lot Essay
Another juz' (XXVI) from the same Qur'an sold at Christie's South Kensington, 23 April 2012, lot 119.
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ARABIA COAST OR POSSIBLY ZANZIBAR OR INDIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
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A QUR'AN SECTION (JUZ')
ARABIA COAST OR POSSIBLY ZANZIBAR OR INDIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Juz' XXIV, Arabic manuscript on paper, 49ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 5ll. of thick black naskh script, with red double-interlinear divisions, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground, with marginal black and gold illuminated circular medallions, opening folio with title in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground within green frame, colophon possibly added with date of Shawal AH 710, in stamped brown morocco binding with flap
Text panel 4 x 2 7/8in. (10.1 x 7.3cm.); folio 6 5/8 x 4 7/8in. (17 x 12.5cm.)
ARABIA COAST OR POSSIBLY ZANZIBAR OR INDIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Juz' XXIV, Arabic manuscript on paper, 49ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 5ll. of thick black naskh script, with red double-interlinear divisions, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, sura headings in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground, with marginal black and gold illuminated circular medallions, opening folio with title in white thuluth script outlined in black on gold ground within green frame, colophon possibly added with date of Shawal AH 710, in stamped brown morocco binding with flap
Text panel 4 x 2 7/8in. (10.1 x 7.3cm.); folio 6 5/8 x 4 7/8in. (17 x 12.5cm.)