A leaf from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th CenturyArabic manuscript on vellum, seven lines recto and verso, diacritics in red and green, verse-endings marked in gold, circular illuminated device in outer margin (verso)
135 x 197 mm.FootnotesProvenance
Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 16th October 2003, lot 105.
Private UK collection, 2003-present.
Text
Qur'an, sura LVI, al-waqi'ah, That Which is Coming, parts of verses 20 to 31 (the word wa, 'and' is missing from the beginning, and a letter (ba) from the last verse).
A leaf from a manuscript of the Qur'an written in kufic script on vellum
Near East or North Africa, 9th-10th CenturyArabic manuscript on vellum, seven lines recto and verso, diacritics in red and green, verse-endings marked in gold, circular illuminated device in outer margin (verso)
135 x 197 mm.FootnotesProvenance
Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 16th October 2003, lot 105.
Private UK collection, 2003-present.
Text
Qur'an, sura LVI, al-waqi'ah, That Which is Coming, parts of verses 20 to 31 (the word wa, 'and' is missing from the beginning, and a letter (ba) from the last verse).
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