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A Qur'an bifolium in gold muhaqqaq script, Egypt or Syria, Mamluk, circa 1325-1350

Auction Closed

October 27, 03:41 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

text: surah al-Hajj (XXII), end of v.32 to middle of v.40


Arabic manuscript on paper, 5 lines to the page, written in muhaqqaq in gold outlined in black ink, diacritics in black, verses separated by gold and blue rosettes, fifth and tenth verse marked in gold in the margins, framed


bifolium: 34.5 by 47.7cm.