The Manuscript Codex * Textual Indicators, Decorative Forms and Decorative Techniques
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A marginal illumination used in many Qur’ans that has an important indicative function along with its decorative role. It may show where a specified number of verses ends in the text or where ritual prostration is to occur during the reading of the Qur’an.
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AUTHORS: PAUL HEPWORTH AND KARIN SCHEPER