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A section from this Qur'an sold at Christie's South Kensington, 5 October 2012, lot 551.
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AYYUBID OR MAMLUK EGYPT OR LEVANT, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
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A QUR'AN BIFOLIO
AYYUBID OR MAMLUK EGYPT OR LEVANT, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XV (sura al-hijr), vv.27-52, Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 7ll. of bold black rayhan script, with gold rosette verse markers outlined in black, diacritics and vocalization in black, some red reading marks, four marginal medallions in gold and sepia either rounded or in the form of palmettes, repairs
Folio 11 ¼ x 7 ¼in. (28.5 x 18.8cm.)
AYYUBID OR MAMLUK EGYPT OR LEVANT, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY
Qur'an XV (sura al-hijr), vv.27-52, Arabic manuscript on paper, each folio with 7ll. of bold black rayhan script, with gold rosette verse markers outlined in black, diacritics and vocalization in black, some red reading marks, four marginal medallions in gold and sepia either rounded or in the form of palmettes, repairs
Folio 11 ¼ x 7 ¼in. (28.5 x 18.8cm.)