A large Qur'an leaf probably Yemen, circa 1300-1350 Arabic manuscript on paper, 13 lines to the page written in thuluth, naskhi and muhaqqaq, the first and last lines on each page written in large muhaqqaq, these lines recto rewritten on pieces of paper stuck over the original text, the seventh line on each page written in large thuluth in gold outlined in black, large rosettes between verses, illuminated devices in outer margins 370 x 296 mm. Footnotes: Provenance Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 17th October 2001, lot 15. The Shakerine Collection. Text Sura XXI, al-Anbiya', The Prophets, from the middle of verse 40-the middle of verse 71. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com