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ANDALUSIA, 13TH CENTURY
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A PINK QUR'AN FOLIO
ANDALUSIA, 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XLVI, sura al-ahqaf, middle of v.35 - Qur'an XLVII, sura muhammad, middle of v.2, Arabic manuscript on pink paper, the folio with 5ll. of elegant sepia maghribi script, with blue, yellow and gold diacritics, a large gold and black verse roundel and a similar juz' marker in the margin, sura heading with gold kufic set within gilt strapwork cartouche with attached gilt marginal medallion, the top margin with pounced library mark
Folio 12 x 9 3/8in. (30.4 x 23.7cm.)
ANDALUSIA, 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XLVI, sura al-ahqaf, middle of v.35 - Qur'an XLVII, sura muhammad, middle of v.2, Arabic manuscript on pink paper, the folio with 5ll. of elegant sepia maghribi script, with blue, yellow and gold diacritics, a large gold and black verse roundel and a similar juz' marker in the margin, sura heading with gold kufic set within gilt strapwork cartouche with attached gilt marginal medallion, the top margin with pounced library mark
Folio 12 x 9 3/8in. (30.4 x 23.7cm.)
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