A LARGE LOOSE KUFIC QUR’AN BIFOLIO
Possibly Iran or Central Asia, 12th - 14th century

Sura An-Nahl (16), vv. 107 - 128, and sura Al-Isra' (17), vv. 1 - 17, Arabic manuscript on buff paper, each folio with 17ll. of black ink angular Kufic script, diacritic marks in black, verse markers in red circles, chapter heading, marginal markers, and scrolling decorations all in yellow and red, with catchwords, set within black lines, mounted on cream card, the bifolio 31cm x 53cm, 48.5cm x 69.5cm including the mount.