Bifolium from a Qur'an, late 9th–10th century, Attributed to Central Islamic Lands or North Africa, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on parchment, 9 1/8 x 25 5/16 in. (23.2 x 64.3 cm), Codices, This double folio was once bound in a multivolume Qur'an manuscript. The calligrapher wrote in bold kufic script with black ink using a broad nibbed reed pen. Red and green dots indicate the vowels. Verse markers include a star shaped medallion highlighted with green and red dots and framed by two concentric multilobed medallions
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Bifolium, Qur, late 9th–10th century, Attributed, Central Islamic Lands, North Africa, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, parchment, 9 1/8 x 25 5/16, 23.2 64.3 cm, Codices, double, folio, bound, multivolume Qur, manuscript, calligrapher wrote, bold kufic, script, black ink, using, broad nibbed, reed, pen, Red, green dots, indicate, vowels, Verse markers, include, star shaped, medallion, highlighted, green, red, framed, two concentric, multilobed, medallions
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