Egypt, Mamluk art, 14th-15th century. Juz' 26 of the Qur'an. Complete Arabic manuscript on paper. Twenty-sixth part of the Qur'an (Suras 46 to 51, v. 20). 29 folios (58 numbered pages). Text of 7 lines per page in naskh script in black ink and titles of suras and marginal inscriptions in gold. Gold separating rosettes punctuated with red and blue. The frontispiece consists of an illuminated cartouche with a silver and illuminated oval medallion, inscribed with the juz' number in white characters bordered in gold, and a poly-lobed roundel, decorated with flowers on red, blue or silver backgrounds, enclosing a hexagon inscribed in red characters over three lines. The final page is decorated with a roundel flanked by four rosettes and containing two lines of inscriptions in white and gold characters ("Only the purified should touch it"). Bound in brown leather with stamped and gilt decoration of a mandorla with pendentives and small spandrels decorated with flowers. The inside of the boards is lined with palmettes with interlaced stems. Size: 26.5 x 18.5 cm LS Heavy wear, tears and tears, and many pages restored. Text not attached to the binding. Provenance: Sale Boisgirard et Associés, Arts d'Orient, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 17 June 2005, lot 311