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[ARABIC MANUSCRIPT] Leaf of a Kufic manuscript on vellum with a Sura from the Qu''ran.

[ARABIC MANUSCRIPT] Leaf of a Kufic manuscript on vellum with a Sura from the Qu'ran. [North Africa or Near East?], 9th to 11th century. Six lines on each page in stretched Kufic, vocalisations painted in red. Oxidation from the ink with some resulting losses, specially noticeable at the upper right of the leaf, the verso faded with ink loss. Inlaid later to polished paper, ruled surrounds probably added at that time. From the Collection of Francis Kettaneh, though not with his book label. C Estate of Mary Kettaneh