Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, late 11th–12th century

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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, late 11th–12th century, Made in Eastern Islamic lands, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, in. ( cm), Codices, This folio from a Qur’an is written on paper in black new style script, with vocalizations in red, diacritical marks in gold, and other orthographical signs in blue and black. The golden medallions are verse markers: the smaller ones contain letter numerals, while the larger one contains the words '100 verses' encircled by a band of trefoil scrolls, indicating the beginning of the 100th verse of Sura 6 (al-An‘am, 'of the Cattle

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Size: 4146px × 5167px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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