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Unusually, this leaf from a Qur'an exhibits four different types of script. Eastern Kufi is used for the framed, illuminated chapter heading for sura 20 and the round markers for each tenth verse. In additioni Naskh is used for the main text; Muhaqqaq is used in the black lines contoured with gold; and Thuluth is used for the golden center lines.
Naskh script is considered one of the most renowned styles of Islamic calligraphy. Naskh emerged from changes in Kufic script. The widespread use of the style is due to its suitability for writing. Thuluth script, along with Naskh script, was applied to a great many texts. This particular style was mostly used for inscriptions in mosques, religious places and architectural monuments.
This stamped and partly gilded leather volume comprises juz 27 of a copy of a Qu'ran that was originally in 30 parts. The text panel is only 3.1 cm high and each page holds five lines. The main text was written in a fine Rayhani script, while the larger chapter headings were written in Thuluth with gold. Markers for each verse are gold dots outlined in red, while markers for each tenth verse are large roundels in the margin.