Religious manuscript from the Maghreb, compilation of Suras from the Koran
Black ink, polychrome pigments on paper, embossed and gilded red leather binding
Maghreb, 19th century
27 x 22 x 4.3 cm
In black Magribi script enhanced with polychrome, the text is spread over 17 lines in colored framing fillets, with the titles of the suras in decorated cartouches. It features numerous marginal medallions. It opens onto a large bifolio (probably later) adorned with decorative polychrome compositions around a radiating star. The last pages of the manuscript also feature geometric and floral compositions, probably original.
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