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

Hammer

£2,500

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.