Lot Essay
See Christie's, London, 1 May 2001, lot 14 for juz' XII from the same Qur'an.
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EGYPT OR SYRIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
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A LARGE MAMLUK QUR'AN JUZ'
EGYPT OR SYRIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Comprising the 7th juz' Qur'an V, sura al-maida, vv.1-120 to Qur'an VI, sura al-an'am, vv.1-110, Arabic manuscript on paper, 35ff., each folio with 5ll. of black muhaqqaq, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, illuminated marginal medallions, opening illuminated bifolio, repairs to the margins, in an impressive Mamluk brown morocco with blind tooled geometric decoration, brown textile doublure
Folio 17 3/8 x 11 7/8in. (44.2 x 30.2cm.)
EGYPT OR SYRIA, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY
Comprising the 7th juz' Qur'an V, sura al-maida, vv.1-120 to Qur'an VI, sura al-an'am, vv.1-110, Arabic manuscript on paper, 35ff., each folio with 5ll. of black muhaqqaq, gold and polychrome rosette verse markers, illuminated marginal medallions, opening illuminated bifolio, repairs to the margins, in an impressive Mamluk brown morocco with blind tooled geometric decoration, brown textile doublure
Folio 17 3/8 x 11 7/8in. (44.2 x 30.2cm.)
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