A QUR'AN SECTION
A QUR'AN SECTION

AYYUBID OR MAMLUK LEVANT OR EGYPT, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY

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A QUR'AN SECTION
AYYUBID OR MAMLUK LEVANT OR EGYPT, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XXIV (sura al-nur), vv.1-3 (part) and Qur'an XXVII (sura al-naml), v.35 (part) to v.64 (part), Arabic manuscript on paper, 7ff., including six consecutive folios, each folio with 7ll. of sepia rayhani script, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, 'ashr and khams markers as gold and polychrome illuminated marginal medallions, sura heading with gold thuluth script outlined with black within illuminated cartouche issuing a gold and blue palmette to the margin, opening folio restored, otherwise clean copy
Folio 11 1/8 x 7¾in. (28.3 x 19.7cm.) (7)

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