Lot 240
China.- Juz' 3 of a Qur'an, manuscript in Arabic on paper, [China], [late 18th century].
Estimate: £500 - 700
Description
China.- Juz' 3 of a Qur'an, manuscript in Arabic on paper, 56 leaves, 5 lines of black Rayhani script to a page, within red rules, verse headings in red, opening bifolio with border of floral and geometric designs illuminated in gold and polychrome, old reinforcements to gutter and some margins, some fraying to leaf edges, soiling, some spotting and staining, leaves loose or working so, hinges broken, original morocco with flap, blind-stamped in an ornate panelled design, remains of paper label to upper cover, loss to spine ends, rather worn, 4to (each leaf 215 x 185), [China], [late 18th century].
Description
China.- Juz' 3 of a Qur'an, manuscript in Arabic on paper, 56 leaves, 5 lines of black Rayhani script to a page, within red rules, verse headings in red, opening bifolio with border of floral and geometric designs illuminated in gold and polychrome, old reinforcements to gutter and some margins, some fraying to leaf edges, soiling, some spotting and staining, leaves loose or working so, hinges broken, original morocco with flap, blind-stamped in an ornate panelled design, remains of paper label to upper cover, loss to spine ends, rather worn, 4to (each leaf 215 x 185), [China], [late 18th century].
