Seven Qur'an leaves written in maghribi script on vellum
North Africa or Andalusia, 13th/14th Century
North Africa or Andalusia, 13th/14th Century
Arabic manuscript on vellum, seven lines to the page written in large maghribi script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in orange, green and blue, large circular markers between verses in gold and some colour, illuminated devices in outer borders marking the tenth verse, waterstaining mostly confined to upper quarter of manuscript, creasing
233 x 220 mm.
233 x 220 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 X, Yunus, Jonah, part of verse 74-verse 105.
Three leaves, apparently from the same manuscript, were offered in these rooms, Islamic and Indian Art, 6th October 2008, lot 1.
Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art
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