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Leaf from a fine Abbasid Qur'an, copied in Kufic script, containing the text from Surah al-A'raf 7:16 to 7:27.

Abbasid Cairo or Damascus, 9th century.

FROM AN ELEGANT ABBASID QUR'AN

The calligraphic style and format of the present leaf strongly indicate that it was produced in the 9th century during the Abbasid period, with similar characteristics to Kufic Qur'ans found in Cairo and Damascus. The present style of Kufic script is most comparable to the Déroche D.IV with the strongly curved and independent nin and thick trumpet-like flourishes to the ends of the letters nun, waw and lam. For more on information see Déroche, The Abbasid Tradition (London, 1992, pp. 36-37).

Single leaf, illuminated manuscript on parchment, in Arabic, containing the text from Surah al-A'raf 7:16 - 7:27, size: 250 x 330mm approx (9¾ x 13 inches); single column, 14 lines black Kufic script per page, vocalisation in the form of red dots, individual verse divisions marked by three red dots in a triangular formation, fifth verse divisions marked with gold ha-shaped device, tenth division verse divisions marked with gold rosettes pointed in green and black, some restoration to the very outer edges of the parchment (not affecting text), very light surface soiling and light rubbing, overall an attractive leaf.

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Important Lithographed Qur'an, commissioned by Reza Shah Pahlavi, from a manuscript copied by Ahmad al-Nayrizi.

Iran, Bank Melli of Iran, printed privately for Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1344 SH (1965-66 AD).

THE ARYAMEHR QUR'AN

This Qur'an, known as the Aryamehr Qur'an, was a private commission and limited edition printed at the bequest of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (r. 1941-1967) in the year 1344 of the Shamsi Hijri calendar (1965-66 AH). The Qur'an is lithographed from a manuscript showcasing the exquisite calligraphy of Ahmad al-Nayrizi with traditional decorations printed with a metalic gilt sheen, giving it the aesthetic of an illuminated manuscript.

Single volume, first and only edition, chromolithograph on paper, in Arabic, complete, 405 by 255 mm; printed from a manuscript copied in a fine naskh script, single column, 12 lines to the page, interlinear decorations in gilt throughout, lithographed decorative borders to every page, double page decorations to first and final double-pages of text, clean and crisp condition internally; in the original decorated boards, decorated with floral motifs framed with in cartouches of Qur'anic excerpts, extremities very slightly rubbed, spine ends with a few nicks and corners a little bumped, to overall a good example.

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Ben Youssef Madrasa, Marrakesh (Morocco).

If you want a little breath taken out of you, don't pass up the chance to see this extraordinarily well-preserved 16th-century Koranic school, North Africa's largest such institution. The delicate intricacy of the gibs (stucco plasterwork), carved cedar, and zellij (mosaic) on display in the central courtyard makes the building seem to loom taller than it really does. As many as 900 students from Muslim countries all over the world once studied here, and arranged around the courtyard are their former sleeping quarters—a network of tiny upper-level rooms that resemble monks' cells. The building was erected in the 14th century by the Merenids in a somewhat different style from that of other medersas; later, in the 16th century, Sultan Abdullah el Ghallib rebuilt it almost completely, adding the Andalusian details. The large main courtyard, framed by two columned arcades, opens into a prayer hall elaborately decorated with rare palm motifs as well as the more-customary Islamic calligraphy.