Friday 3 May 2019
Juz 14 (sura Ibrahim), v.46 to Juz 16 (sura al-nahl), v.122 of a Quran, Sultanate India,...
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Juz 14 (sura Ibrahim), v.46 to Juz 16 (sura al-nahl), v.122 of a Quran, Sultanate India, 15th/16th century, Arabic manuscript on paper, 8ff., with 4 fly leaves, with 9ll. of text, the first, middle and last in large blue muhaqqaq script outlined in gold within clouds in a red hatched ground, framing two panels of 3ll. of gold thuluth outlined in black, with gold and polychrome verse markers, sura headings within illuminated cartouches, text within gold and blue rules, gold and polychrome illuminated marginals markers, opening bifolio with illuminated margins, folio with vv 122-128 now missing, modern binding, folio 27 x 19.8cm.
Two other sections from this Quran sold at Christies South Kensington, 3 April 2009, lot 90 and Christies 21 April 2016, Lot 5
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