A LARGE AND FINELY ILLUMINATED QUR'AN FOLIO IN EASTERN KUFIC SCRIPT ON PAPER, PERSIA OR CENTRAL ASIA, CIRCA 1075-1125 Text: Surat Al-Ma'ida (v), vv.54-55: Arabic manuscript folio, ink, colours and gold on paper; four lines per page written in fine Eastern Kufic script in black ink; letter-pointing (i'jam) in black, vocalization in red, blue and yellow, ruqa marked in gold cursive script at end of lower-most line of script; the entire background decorated with finely drawn floral and foliate scrolls in brown ink; verse division marked on verso with large gold radiating roundel containing the exact verse count using abjad letters (in this case 'nun-dal' = 54); the text area surrounded by a border band of lobed motifs in gold with half-palmettes extending into the margins from the upper and lower corners folio 31.2 by 21.1cm. (12¼ by 8¼in.); text area 24.4 by 17cm.(9 5/8 by 6 ¾in.)
A LARGE AND FINELY ILLUMINATED QUR'AN FOLIO IN EASTERN KUFIC SCRIPT ON PAPER, PERSIA OR CENTRAL ASIA, CIRCA 1075-1125 Text: Surat Al-Ma'ida (v), vv.54-55: Arabic manuscript folio, ink, colours and gold on paper; four lines per page written in fine Eastern Kufic script in black ink; letter-pointing (i'jam) in black, vocalization in red, blue and yellow, ruqa marked in gold cursive script at end of lower-most line of script; the entire background decorated with finely drawn floral and foliate scrolls in brown ink; verse division marked on verso with large gold radiating roundel containing the exact verse count using abjad letters (in this case 'nun-dal' = 54); the text area surrounded by a border band of lobed motifs in gold with half-palmettes extending into the margins from the upper and lower corners folio 31.2 by 21.1cm. (12¼ by 8¼in.); text area 24.4 by 17cm.(9 5/8 by 6 ¾in.)
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