QUR’AN LEAF ON PINK PAPER
text: surah Al-Mu’minun (XXIII), verse 101 to part of verse 104
5 lines of fine large maghribi script in brown ink on pink paper, dots and diacritics in gold, shadda and sukun in cobalt blue, hamza marked by yellow and green dots, single verse divisions marked with large illuminated roundel containing abjad letters in white and blue, end of verse 104 marked with large illuminated device containing the word ‘khamsa’ written in gold kufic.
33.5 by 26.5 cm
This is a fine large example of Islamic manuscript production from the Muslim west, and is remarkable for various features. It is written on paper, an unusual material for contemporary Umayyad Spain and it is dyed pink, a rare luxury aspect.
Other leaves and sections from this Qur’an are in various public and private collections. For example, Falk, T. (ed.) Treasures of Islam, Geneva, London, 1985, p.39.
Provenance: Private Collection, UK.
