Lot Essay
For a similar Qur'an see: James, D.: Qur'ans of the Mamluks, cat.67, p.150.
Details
Three large Qur'an folios,
Arabic manuscript on paper, 13ll. of black rayhani, gold rosettes with blue dots between verses, illuminated marginal medallions marking the divisions of text, further identified in red, gold and blue, sura headings in black-outlined gold, sone of the letter filled in black, (trimmed, some light staining), Mamluk, probably Cairo, mid-14th century - 45.2 x 33cm.
See illustration for one (3)
Arabic manuscript on paper, 13ll. of black rayhani, gold rosettes with blue dots between verses, illuminated marginal medallions marking the divisions of text, further identified in red, gold and blue, sura headings in black-outlined gold, sone of the letter filled in black, (trimmed, some light staining), Mamluk, probably Cairo, mid-14th century - 45.2 x 33cm.
See illustration for one (3)