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A QUR'AN LEAF IN KUFIC SCRIPT ON VELLUM, NEAR EAST OR NORTH AFRICA, LATE 9TH CENTURY
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
- Vellum
text: sura al-baqara (ii), vv.274-275
Arabic manuscript leaf on vellum, 6 lines per page written in brown ink, no letter-pointing, vocalization of red, blue, green and yellow dots, verse divisions marked with a triangular cluster of gold dots
Arabic manuscript leaf on vellum, 6 lines per page written in brown ink, no letter-pointing, vocalization of red, blue, green and yellow dots, verse divisions marked with a triangular cluster of gold dots
Condition
Overall good condition, some staining and fading of page but script is legible and colours bright, as viewed
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The elegant, well-spaced and graphically precise script of this folio is typical of the mature Kufic scripts popular under the Abbasid dynasty, and is close to the script used on the well-known manuscript known as the 'Amajur' Qur'an, written in three lines per page and donated to a mosque in Tyre, Lebanon, in 875-6 AD by Amajur, the Abbasid governor of Damascus.