Leaf from an early Mamluk Qur'an with two surah headings, from Surah Al-Ghashiya (LXXXIII) to the first half of Surah Al-Fajr (LXXXIX), in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper, [probably Egypt, c. 1400 AD] single folio, verses in black muhaqqaq, single column in 10 lines, two illuminated surah headings in thuluth and eastern kulfic (respectively), lavishly decorated in blue, gold and red, verses marked with circular gold roundels, leaf ruled in blue and gold, some light staining, margins trimmed and mounted, paper thinned causing a few small holes (very slight loss to text), skillfully repaired, 315 by 250 mm (written space 270 by 210 mm); framed
Leaf from an early Mamluk Qur'an with two surah headings, from Surah Al-Ghashiya (LXXXIII) to the first half of Surah Al-Fajr (LXXXIX), in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper, [probably Egypt, c. 1400 AD] single folio, verses in black muhaqqaq, single column in 10 lines, two illuminated surah headings in thuluth and eastern kulfic (respectively), lavishly decorated in blue, gold and red, verses marked with circular gold roundels, leaf ruled in blue and gold, some light staining, margins trimmed and mounted, paper thinned causing a few small holes (very slight loss to text), skillfully repaired, 315 by 250 mm (written space 270 by 210 mm); framed
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