Section of a Qur'an Manuscript, late 14th–early 15th century

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Section of a Qur'an Manuscript, late 14th–early 15th century, Attributed to present-day Uzbekistan, probably Samarqand, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 17 5/16 in. (44 cm), Codices, These two lines of calligraphy in elegant muhaqqaq script are from chapter 40 (Sura al-Mu'min, The Believer) of the Qur'an. The fragment on which they are written was once part of a Qur'an manuscript that is probably the largest ever produced

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