* AN ILLUMINATED QUR'ANIC SECTION, JUZ' 12 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION China, 18th century Arabic manuscript on paper, 58ff. plus two fly-leaves, each folio with 5ll. of strong black sini script, opening bifolio illuminated in gold and blue and red, verses marked in gold rosettes, with red highlights, within red rules, sura headings in gold within red markings, catchwords, end papers covered in blue cotton paste-down, within flapped blind-tooled black calf binding, the text panel 19.8cm x 13.8cm and the folio 29cm x 21cm. * Please note that this lot is subject to import VAT at a preferential rate of 5% on the Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on the Buyer's Premium.