Lot Essay
For related Qur'an folios in this 'eastern' Kufic style, mostly dated to the 11th or 12th century, see François Déroche, The Abbasid Tradition, Oxford, 1992, cat.90, cat.92 and cat.95, resp. pp.172-179).
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IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
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A FOLIO FROM A LARGE QUR'AN IN 'EASTERN' KUFIC
IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), vv.222-230, Arabic manuscript on paper, 14ll. of large black eastern kufic script, with gold rosette verse markers, reading marks in polychrome, one illuminated marginal medallion, catchwords, interlinear Persian translation in black naskh, mounted
Folio 14 ½ x 9 5/8in. (37 x 24.5cm.)
IRAN, 12TH CENTURY
Qur'an II (sura al-baqara), vv.222-230, Arabic manuscript on paper, 14ll. of large black eastern kufic script, with gold rosette verse markers, reading marks in polychrome, one illuminated marginal medallion, catchwords, interlinear Persian translation in black naskh, mounted
Folio 14 ½ x 9 5/8in. (37 x 24.5cm.)
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