Lot 3
A Qur'an bifolium on vellum (sura XXXIV, Saba (The City of Saba), part of verse 13 to part of 18) probably Andalusia, early 13th Century
2 April 2009, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £960 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Qur'an bifolium on vellum (sura XXXIV, Saba (The City of Saba), part of verse 13 to part of 18)
probably Andalusia, early 13th Century
probably Andalusia, early 13th Century
Arabic manuscript on vellum, 6 lines to the page written in large and elegant maghribi script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in red, green, orange and blue, gold rosettes and shell-shaped markers between verses, some worming affecting a few letters of text, waterstaining restricted to outer margins
181 x 172 mm.
181 x 172 mm.