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THREE QUR'AN JUZ' A QUR'AN SECTION
MAMLUK EGYPT OR SYRIA, 15TH CENTURY NORTH AFRICA OR AL-ANDALUS, 13TH CENTURY
Comprising juz' XV, XVI and XVII, Arabic manuscript on paper, 87ff., plus three Qur'an II, sura al-baqara, vv.85-87, vv. 96-102 (part) and Qur'an III, sura
flyleaves, each folio with 7ll. of large black muhaqqaq, tajwid in red, gold and al-imran, vv.3 -195 (part), Arabic manuscript on vellum, 39ff., each with
polychrome rosette verse markers, gold and polychrome marginal medallions 9ll. of sepia maghribi, vocalisation in red, orange, green and blue, gold and
marking 'ashr, sura headings in gold, the start of each juz' marked by a gold polychrome roundel verse markers, drop-shaped gold and polychrome
and polychrome illuminated headpiece, occasional marginal notes in red, medallions khams, gold and polychrome medallions marking 'ashr, minor
minor discolouration and marginal repairs, the three rebound together in one discolouration
contemporaneous gilt stamped brown morocco with flap, marbled paper Folio 7¡ x 7in. (18.8 x 18cm.)
doublures
Folio 14 x 10¡in. (35.5 x 26.2cm.) £7,000-10,000 US$9,800-14,000
€8,100-12,000
£10,000-15,000 US$15,000-21,000
€12,000-17,000 PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's, London, 18 April 2007, lot 5
PROVENANCE:
Anon sale in these Rooms, 14 October 2003, lot 12

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