11th Century Persian Koran Leaf Seljuk Rare Eastern Kufic Script
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11th Century Persian Koran Leaf Seljuk Rare Eastern Kufic Script:
$330.00
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A leaf from a Koran, Juz 14, Seljuk Iran, 11th century, on buff paper (135 x 90 mm.). There are five lines of black Eastern Kufic script, vocalisation of red dots, and other diacritical marks in green. A nice rare collectable leaf and is in excellent condition [F] for its age.The verso five lines of Easterm Kufic script.
Kufic was prevalent in manuscripts from the 7th to 10th centuries. Until about the 11th century it was the main script used to copy the Qur\'an. Professional copyists employed a particular form of kufic for reproducing the earliest surviving copies of the Qur\'an, which were written on parchment and date from the 8th to 10th centuries.
Kufic is commonly seen on Seljuk coins and monuments and on early Ottoman coins. Its decorative character led to its use as a decorative element in several public and domestic buildings constructed prior to the Republican period in Turkey.
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11th Century Persian Koran Leaf Seljuk Rare Eastern Kufic Script:
$330.00