A QURAN MUHAQQAQ SECTION, NEAR EAST, 14TH CENTURY
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A QURAN MUHAQQAQ SECTION, NEAR EAST, 14TH CENTURY
A Mamluk Quran section, Arabic manuscript on paper, 19ff. with 2 fly-leaves, each folio with 13ll.,written in elegant gold Muhaqqaq script outlined in black ink.
The first, 5th and last line in very strong blue muhaqqaq outlined in gold in clouds on a red decorated ground, the other 6ll. arranged in two blocks of 3ll., each of very strong naskh, gold rosette verse markers outlined in black and pointed by blue dots, marginal occasional marginal medallions, text ruled in blue and gold borders, Sarah heading in strong thuluth gold script in clouds on a polychrome decorated panels, diacritics and vowels in red ink. Two opening pages fully illuminated in gold and polychrome framing 5 lines in clouds reserved against ared decorated ground with blue and royal gold decoration.
In a red morocco binding.
Text: 14 by 20 cm.
Folio: 20 by 28 cm.
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