Juz de Coran, North Africa, Morocco or Tunisia, 19th century - Lot 231

Juz de Coran, North Africa, Morocco or Tunisia, 19th century Two quires, 14 folios, handwritten on both sides with 11 lines of text per page in Maghribi Arabic in sepia ink, the sura titles in blue or red ink extended by a marginal medallion in the shape of a crescent moon embracing a rosette. Verses separated by rosettes or trefoil motifs stretched upwards are painted in gouache, vocalization in red ink and diacritical marks in gouache. The text of the first quire runs from Sura LXVII, verse 4 to Sura LXX, verse 43, that of the second from Sura LXXIII, verse 4 to Sura LXXVI, verse 23. Page size: 32.6 x 22.6 cm Stains, wormholes, some wetness, each folio restored, juz incomplete, binding missing. Provenance: Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, June 9, 2011, lot 3.