LOT 139 A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN
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A MAGHRIBI QUR'AN North-West Africa, 12th - 14th century Arabic manuscript on parchment, 22ll. of sepia ink maghribiscript to the page, approximately 127 folios, diacritic marks in red and orange, fifth verse markers as gold ha-shaped illuminations, tenth verse markers as golden roundels, further verse markers with larger roundels, sura headings written in gold ink ornamental Kufic script, the middle of the manuscript (Sura 19, Maryam) with the text framed within a gold border with a marginal sun-shaped medallion, the 19th sura heading within an illuminated panel with a similar illuminated medallion extending to the margin, occasional marginal notes, lacking the original bounding, 12.6cm x 13.1cm each page. A similar example, though only made of two juz', was successfully sold in these Rooms, 26 October 2018, lot 27.
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