Lot Essay
Other folios from the same Qur'an sold at Christie's, King Street, "A Private Collection Donated to Benefit the University of Oxford", 26 April 2012, lot 41.
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PROVINCIAL ANATOLIA OR WESTERN IRAN, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
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SIX QUR'AN FOLIOS
PROVINCIAL ANATOLIA OR WESTERN IRAN, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Qur'an VI (sura al-an'am), vv.105-109 (part), vv.114-118 (part), vv. 141-145 (part) and vv.158-160 (part), three folios consecutive, each folio with 5ll. of gold muhaqqaq script outlined in black, diacritics in blue, verses marked with blue roundels outlined in gold, three part medallions in margin, text panels outlined in gold and black, some staining, marginal repairs
Text panel 10¼ x 5 7/8in. (25.9 x 14.8cm.); folio 11 1/8 x 7¾in. (28.3 x 19.8cm.) (6)
PROVINCIAL ANATOLIA OR WESTERN IRAN, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Qur'an VI (sura al-an'am), vv.105-109 (part), vv.114-118 (part), vv. 141-145 (part) and vv.158-160 (part), three folios consecutive, each folio with 5ll. of gold muhaqqaq script outlined in black, diacritics in blue, verses marked with blue roundels outlined in gold, three part medallions in margin, text panels outlined in gold and black, some staining, marginal repairs
Text panel 10¼ x 5 7/8in. (25.9 x 14.8cm.); folio 11 1/8 x 7¾in. (28.3 x 19.8cm.) (6)