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Auction archive: Lot number 23

A QUR’AN BIFOLIUM IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, NORTH AFRICA OR ANDALUSIA, LATE...

Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,170 - US$22,756
Price realised:
£27,500
ca. US$34,766
Auction archive: Lot number 23

A QUR’AN BIFOLIUM IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT, NORTH AFRICA OR ANDALUSIA, LATE...

Estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
ca. US$15,170 - US$22,756
Price realised:
£27,500
ca. US$34,766
Beschreibung:

A Qur’an bifolium in Maghribi script, North Africa or Andalusia, late 12th/13th century AD text: surah al-naml (XXVII), part of verse 30 to part of verse 36 Arabic manuscript on pink paper, 5 lines to the page, written in large and bold Maghribi script, vocalisation in gold, verses separated by illuminated roundels containing ‘abjad letters in white, blue and red, large round illumination marginal device and drop-shaped verse marker, modern black leather binding 30.3 by 47cm.

Auction archive: Lot number 23
Auction:
Datum:
26 Apr 2017
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

A Qur’an bifolium in Maghribi script, North Africa or Andalusia, late 12th/13th century AD text: surah al-naml (XXVII), part of verse 30 to part of verse 36 Arabic manuscript on pink paper, 5 lines to the page, written in large and bold Maghribi script, vocalisation in gold, verses separated by illuminated roundels containing ‘abjad letters in white, blue and red, large round illumination marginal device and drop-shaped verse marker, modern black leather binding 30.3 by 47cm.

Auction archive: Lot number 23
Auction:
Datum:
26 Apr 2017
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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