A monumental Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, Near East or North Africa, circa 850-950 AD

text: Qur'an, surah Yusuf (XII), middle of verse 3 to middle of verse 29

Arabic manuscript on vellum, 18 lines tot he page written in Kufic script in brown ink, diacritics in red, framed

40.7 by 56.5cm.

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A monumental Qur'an leaf in Kufic script on vellum, Near East or North Africa, circa 850-950 AD

text: Qur'an, surah Yusuf (XII), middle of verse 3 to middle of verse 29

Arabic manuscript on vellum, 18 lines tot he page written in Kufic script in brown ink, diacritics in red, framed

40.7 by 56.5cm.

Catalogue Note

Very few manuscripts have survived that parallel the monumental size of this leaf. The lack of illumination that focuses solely of the Kufic calligraphy suggests that it was produced as a functional, probably institutional, copy, perhaps for a mosque or madrasa.