MAKE A MEME View Large Image Quran fragment 33,73-74.jpg Spain or northwest Africa 13th century One of the first Quranic manuscripts to enter the Vatican Library this codex comes from a madrasa or mosque school in Tunis and was probably taken when the troops of Charles ...
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Keywords: Quran fragment 33,73-74.jpg Spain or northwest Africa 13th century One of the first Quranic manuscripts to enter the Vatican Library this codex comes from a madrasa or mosque school in Tunis and was probably taken when the troops of Charles V captured the city in July 1535 A fine example of the maghribi script typical of northwest Africa and Muslim Spain the manuscript also contains good illuminations It is only a fragment of the Auran from sura 33 31 to sura 35 45 part 22 The page shown here shows the beginning of sura 33 ayah 73 See Image Sura 33 jpg for the adjacent page http //www loc gov/exhibits/vatican/images/orientmain jpghttp //www loc gov/exhibits/vatican/orient htmlhttp //www loc gov/exhibits/vatican/images/orient11 jpg 2006-01-03 Cordanrad PD-old Qur'an manuscripts 13th century Quran inscriptions
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