. English: The verses 1-4 of the second chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Baqarah (The Cow). The text is written in the cursive script called naskh, and each verse is separated by an ayah marker consisting of a gold six-petalled rosette with blue and red dots on its perimeter. Both the script and the illumination are typical of Qur'ans produced in Mamluk Egypt during the 14th and 15th centuries. Recitation markers signaling where not to stop recitation ('la' or 'no stopping') are marked in red above the first two verse markers. 14th-15th centuries. Unknown Calligrapher 439 Naskh script - Qur'a


. English: The verses 1-4 of the second chapter of the Qur'an entitled al-Baqarah (The Cow). The text is written in the cursive script called naskh, and each verse is separated by an ayah marker consisting of a gold six-petalled rosette with blue and red dots on its perimeter. Both the script and the illumination are typical of Qur'ans produced in Mamluk Egypt during the 14th and 15th centuries. Recitation markers signaling where not to stop recitation ('la' or 'no stopping') are marked in red above the first two verse markers. 14th-15th centuries. Unknown Calligrapher 439 Naskh script - Qur'anic verses - 3


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