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Allah picked out and illuminated in gold, green and red. Signed and dated lower left, the reverse plain, mounted. Signed Mati, dated AH 1431/2009-10 AD. 28⅛ x 28⅛ in (71.5 x 71.5 cm) including margins. Estimate: £5,000-7,000. Offered in Calligraphy: Art In Writing, until 7 April 2021, Online There are three key elements in Islamic art: geometry, arabesque and calligraphy, and they are used separately or together to create intricate designs. ‘Calligraphy is at the top of the hierarchy,’ says Keyworth, ‘because it is transmitting the voice of the Divine. No other art form is so exalted.’ The origins of Arabic calligraphy One of the earliest known forms of calligraphy is Kufic, named after the city of Kufah in Iraq. Offered in the sale is a 9th-century Qur’an folio (below), which shows the angularity of the style. The Qur’an was still an oral tradition at the time, says Keyworth, so this text, written on vellum, would merely have served as a reading prompt for the

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