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NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, 10TH-15TH CENTURY
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THREE QUR'AN FOLIOS
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, 10TH-15TH CENTURY
Comprising a kufic Qur'an folio, Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), v.89(part)-v.93(part), 11ll. of black kufic script on parchment, with gold roundel verse marker outlined in black and red, vocalization in red and green, with black diacritics, large restoration to the lower rigth corner; a circa 12th century Qur'an paper bifolio, Qur'an XI (sura hud), v.63-v.67(part) and v.102(part)-v.108(part), each folio with 7ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, marginal marker in gold kufic script within gold illuminated medallion, mounted; and a 15th century North African folio on paper, Qur'an XVIII (sura yusuf), v.89(part)-v.96(part), with 10ll. of black maghribi script, verses marked with clusters of three gold roundels outlined in black, the name of God in gold, with coloured vocalization and red diacritics, text within gold and coloured rules, catchwords, mounted
The largest folio 10¾ x 8 1/8in. (27.5 x 20.7cm.) (3)
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, 10TH-15TH CENTURY
Comprising a kufic Qur'an folio, Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), v.89(part)-v.93(part), 11ll. of black kufic script on parchment, with gold roundel verse marker outlined in black and red, vocalization in red and green, with black diacritics, large restoration to the lower rigth corner; a circa 12th century Qur'an paper bifolio, Qur'an XI (sura hud), v.63-v.67(part) and v.102(part)-v.108(part), each folio with 7ll. of black naskh script, with gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, marginal marker in gold kufic script within gold illuminated medallion, mounted; and a 15th century North African folio on paper, Qur'an XVIII (sura yusuf), v.89(part)-v.96(part), with 10ll. of black maghribi script, verses marked with clusters of three gold roundels outlined in black, the name of God in gold, with coloured vocalization and red diacritics, text within gold and coloured rules, catchwords, mounted
The largest folio 10¾ x 8 1/8in. (27.5 x 20.7cm.) (3)
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