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Summary
The Andalusian maghribi style of calligraphy in this Qur'anic manuscript containing part of Sura III was prevalent in North Africa and Muslim Spain especially in the areas of Andalusia, Cordoba, Toledo, Granada, and Murcia. In comparison to other Arabic scripts, it is more rounded, has compact projections along the horizontal line, and narrow spaces between words. Date: 5th century Hegira - 11th century A.D. Source:www.khayma.com/so7ba/qoran/qrnmkh.html Author: Unknown calligrapher