TWO KAIROUAN WESTERN KUFIC QURAN FOLIOS, KAIROUAN, 10TH-11TH CENTURY

An Arabic manuscript on paper, 2ff with 11ll of fine sepia Western Kufic script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in blue and red, the end of each verse marked with eight dots arranged within a circle. An Arabic manuscript on paper, 2 leaves with 11 lines of fine sepia Western Kufic script in brown ink with diacritics and vowel points in blue and red, the end of each verse marked with eight dots arranged within a circle. Quran 78, surah An-Naba, ‘the Announcement’, with 40 verses. Quran 81 surah At-Takwir, ‘the Overthrowing’ literally the turning into a sphere, with 29 verses. A part of Quran 77 surah Al-Mursalat, ‘the Emissaries’ from v.28- v.50 Each folio: 10.5 by 21 cm.