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Juz’ Amma, 30th section
of the Holy Quran
Syria, Damascus (?), 1250-1300
47 × 62 cm, ink, colour and gold on paper, leather binding
Highlights of the Collection Most likely commissioned by a Mamluk dignitary
from Cairo or Damascus, this large-format manuscript
contains the last part, or juz, of a Quran in several
Louvre Abu Dhabi volumes. The Basmala (“In the name of God, the Most
Gracious, the Most Merciful”) which introduces each
surah is written in calligraphic letters of gold, in an
elegant cursive muhaqqaq style.
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