A MAGHRIB PINK FOLIO, 13TH CENTURY, SPAIN, ANDALUSIA Qur’...

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A MAGHRIB PINK FOLIO, 13TH CENTURY, SPAIN, ANDALUSIA Qur’an XXI. Sura AL-Anbiya V.49,50,51 (Part)
Arabic manuscript on dyed paper, 5ll. of bold maghrib script, diacritics in gold outlined in black, shaddah and sukun in blue, hamza al kat’ in gold dot shape, hamza al wasl in green dot, gold and polychrome verse markers, illuminated teardrop one, marking half hizb and a rectangular marker with white Kufic in the centre outlined by bands of geometric strapworks, two gold and black roundel verse markers and a larger roundel verse marker with gold Kufic (ashrune), the upper margin with punched inventory inscription, framed

Folio 33,7 x 26,3 cm

Provenance 4th October 2012 Christie’s lot 82