Property of a Gentleman A selection of 107 Quranic manuscri...

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Property of a Gentleman

A selection of 107 Quranic manuscripts leaves, some with extensive marginalia, including early Bihari and illuminated sections


  1. Bihari (?), 15th Century (?), a section of approximately 55 very large leaves,  extensive illuminations with applied gold-leaf, annotations, and marginalia;

  2. Bihari (?), 15th Century (?), a section of 6 leaves with extensive annotations, illuminations in gold-leaf, and marginalia;

  3. Bihari (?), 15th Century (?), a section of 3 leaves;

  4. A section of 3 leaves, with gold-leaf punctuation, annotations, and marginalia;

  5. A title page;

  6. A small section fragment with ornate borders;

  7. A single page on vellum, extensively annotated in the margins and verso;

  8. A small section fragment;

  9. A section of approximately 19 leaves, illuminated in gold-leaf, with annotations and marginalia;

  10. A section of approximately 17 large leaves, illuminated in gold-leaf.



Provenance:
A private collection assembled in the 1960s.

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Auction Date: 27th Apr 2023 at 2pm

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Sale Dates:
27th Apr 2023 2pm (Lots 1 to 317)