Lot Essay
Other folios from this Qur'an sold at Sotheby's, London, 12 October 2005, lot 9 and 11 October 2006, lot 5; Christie's South Kensington, 13 October 2006, lot 580 and 20 April 2007, lot 341.
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AL-ANDALUS OR NORTH AFRICA, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
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A QUR'AN BIFOLIO
AL-ANDALUS OR NORTH AFRICA, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
Qur'an IV (sura al-nisa), vv.23-43, Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 9ll. of sepia maghribi script, with sepia diacritics, red and blue vocalization, green and red tajwid reading marks, the verse markers as gold and polychrome roundels inscribed in kufic script, with one marginal medallion in gold and polychrome
Each folio 9 7/8 x 7 ¼in. (25 x 18.3cm.)
AL-ANDALUS OR NORTH AFRICA, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
Qur'an IV (sura al-nisa), vv.23-43, Arabic manuscript on vellum, each folio with 9ll. of sepia maghribi script, with sepia diacritics, red and blue vocalization, green and red tajwid reading marks, the verse markers as gold and polychrome roundels inscribed in kufic script, with one marginal medallion in gold and polychrome
Each folio 9 7/8 x 7 ¼in. (25 x 18.3cm.)