Lot Essay
Another folio from this Qur'an was sold at Christie's, King Street, 26 April 2012, lot 138.
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ALMOHAD ANDALUSIA, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
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A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN FOLIO
ALMOHAD ANDALUSIA, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XLI (sura fussilat), v.42 (part) to v.44 (part), Arabic manuscript on paper, each side originally with 5ll. of bold sepia maghribi script, vocalization in blue, red and yellow, two verse markers in the shape of a pyramid of three gold roundels outlined with blue arabesques, each of these with an interlocking band in its centre forming a red knot on black background, the top line lacking on each side, restored
13 1/8 x 9 5/8in. (33.3 x 24.5cm.)
ALMOHAD ANDALUSIA, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XLI (sura fussilat), v.42 (part) to v.44 (part), Arabic manuscript on paper, each side originally with 5ll. of bold sepia maghribi script, vocalization in blue, red and yellow, two verse markers in the shape of a pyramid of three gold roundels outlined with blue arabesques, each of these with an interlocking band in its centre forming a red knot on black background, the top line lacking on each side, restored
13 1/8 x 9 5/8in. (33.3 x 24.5cm.)