apr 19, 800 - Folio from a Qur’an

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Ink, color and gold on parchment
Arab, North Africa or Near East
Much planning went into the creation of each page.
Dimensions had to be calculated
Pages made of expensive parchment (or vellum)
Contains only 9 lines of calligraphy.
All of this suggest the wealth of the patron.

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