An important single folio from a large format Seljuk Qur'an, written in bold early naskh script on ancient laid paper, dating to the 11th-12th century CE. The folio contains v.31-37 of chapter 12, Yusuf (Joseph) which recount the climax of Prophet Yusuf's (Joseph) trial in the house of the Aziz (governor/chief minister) of Egypt, his prayer for protection, his unjust imprisonment, and his early days in prison preaching monotheism to his cellmates. In line 9 an inter-linear insertion correction has been made by the scribe where the missing word 'al-sijn' has been written in. The script exhibits the monumental character typical of early Seljuk Qur'anic production, with gilded verse markers (fawasil al-ayat), in double and triple ring construction typical of C11th-12th century decoration, illustrating a transitional stage in Qur'an manuscript design between the earlier more austere Abbasid traditions and the increasingly elaborate illumination of later Persian and Mamluk manuscripts. The central inscriptions spell out the verse numbers rather than numerals. They are unusually clear which makes this a more valuable collectors item. This is an exceptional artefact of Islamic civilisation and Arabic Heritage interest. It is classified as 'fair' because of the general ageing and water staining. The folio should be handled with care. Please note that shipping costs are not solely the cost of the postal delivery service itself. Included within the shipping price is the work undertaken to prepare the article, for photography, for uploading to Catawiki, for preparation and packaging the article securely and for transporting the article to the postal delivery agent for processing. Also, please consider when bidding on this lot that this artwork is shipped from the UK. Import duties will now have to be paid by the recipient to the Postal Service when the parcel arrives in your country. This will likely vary between 5% and 20% of the sale price depending on your country's Import Rate, so please check this if you are concerned. This is a Tax collected on behalf of your Government and is not an additional fee charged by us. New German customs regulations mean that we are now having to pay customs before the item leaves the UK. Regrettably we have to pass these costs on through a surcharge on postage to Germany. As we don't know the final auctions costs we have estimated the approximate value. If the custom costs more than we have anticipated, we will absorb the additional customs duty.