Qur'an leaf in Kufic Script MANUSCRIPT

by Qur'an

$15,000 · Offered by Eric Chaim Kline Bookseller

North Africa ? : circa 800 C.E. Matted. Vellum leaf from Qur'an 18 by 23.5 cm . Text on verso and recto, 13 lines per page, in Kufic script penned in brown ink with some diacriticals in red. Darkening/mild staining, particularly at margins; several tiny perforations in text block not impeding legibility . Good.Text from Surat al-Baqarah The Cow , the second and longest chapter of the Qur'an. Among it many topics, the sura recounts the stories of Adam, Abraham, and Moses,

• Binding: Leather

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