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Page of Sudani script
19th century
Chester Beatty
Dublin, Ireland
This Qur'an features Sudani script, a more angular form of maghribi used in the sub-Saharan regions of north-west Africa. An odd feature of Qur'ans of this type is that the introductory illumination does not precede but follows the first chapter (al-Fatiha).
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Details
- Title: Page of Sudani script
- Date Created: 19th century
- Physical Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Location Created: North-west Africa
- Original Source: Chester Beatty Library
- Rights: © Trustees of the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
- Collection Number: CBL Is 1598, f.1b
- Additional Description: Qur'an
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