A Qur'an section
Persia, 14th/15th Century
Persia, 14th/15th Century
Arabic manuscript on paper, 55 leaves, 11 lines to the page written in large naskhi script in black ink with diacritics and vowel points in black, gold rosettes between verses, illuminated devices in outer margins, sura headings written in ornamental kufic in gold, trimmed with loss of small areas of the illuminated devices, smudging affecting text, edges frayed, crude repairs, later red morocco with stamped gilt central panels and outer borders, worn
328 x 225 mm.
328 x 225 mm.
Estimate:
£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,500 - 11,000
Footnotes
- Text:
sura XXVI, al-Shu'ara, verses 21-81.
sura XXX, al-Rum, verses 21-47.
sura XXXII, al-Sajda, verses 9-25.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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