A SECTION OF A MINIATURE QUR’AN: FROM SURA AL-HUJURAT (49) TO SURA AL-MUZZAMMIL (73)
Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th - 15th century

A SECTION OF A MINIATURE QUR’AN: FROM SURA AL-HUJURAT (49) TO SURA AL-MUZZAMMIL (73)
Mamluk Egypt or Syria, 14th - 15th century

Arabic manuscript on paper, 56ff. plus 2 fly-leaves, each folio with 17ll. of black ink naskh script, the opening chapter heading in gold, red and blue illumination, subsequent chapter headings, and diacritic marks in gold, catchwords, set within gold and black rules, in dark brown calf endpaper and binding, the text panel 5.8cm x 4cm, the folio 8.3cm x 6.4cm.

Dimensions: the text panel 5.8cm x 4cm, the folio 8.3cm x 6.4cm