A Quran leaf possibly from Spain, 13th-14th century.

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"Leaf from a Qur'an manuscript, Detached folio from a non-illustrated manuscript, 13th–14th century. Attributed to Spain. Ink, colors, and gold on vellum. 21 x 22 in. (53.3 x 55.9 cm). Rogers Fund, 1942 (42.63)

Description: This leaf comes from a magnificent two-volume Qur'an. The line of gold maghribi script at the top is the chapter, or sura, heading. The medallion in the left margin contains a brilliantly conceived two-layer vegetal pattern. In Qur'ans from the early Islamic period, such medallions took the form of palmettes, but by the time this Qur'an was copied, this pattern had assumed a preeminent position in the ornamental vocabulary." 

Another, similar Qur'an leaf

Source: http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=4DV8D
(downloaded Mar. 2005)

"QUR'AN LEAF IN MAGHRIBI SCRIPT ON VELLUM, NORTH AFRICA OR SOUTHERN SPAIN, 12TH-13TH CENTURY. Measurements note: 24.5 by 24cm. DESCRIPTION: text: sura v, al-mai'dah, vv.106-110. 9 lines of elegant maghribi script in brown ink on vellum, vocalisation and diacritics in purple, blue and green, gold trefoil devices between verses, tenth verses marked in the text with a gold rosette and in the margin with a larger illuminated roundel containing the word 'ashra' written in gold kufi."

Another, similar example

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(downloaded Apr. 2005)

"QUR'AN SECTION, ANDALUSIA OR NORTH AFRICA, 13TH-14TH CENTURY. Qur'an IV surat al-nisa', V surat al-ma'ida and VI surat al-an'am, manuscript on vellum, 111ff. each with 9ll. of sepia maghribi, gold roundel with red and blue dots between verses, gold half palmette every fifth verse, gold marginal marker in the margin indicating every fifth and tenth verse with the verse count marked in kufic, juz divisions similarly marked with gold roundel in the margin, opening folio with illuminated carpet page, first sura with heading in gold kufic within an illuminated panel issuing a palmette into the margin, second sura heading lacking, third sura heading in gold kufic with marginal palmette, one folio lacking, some staining at edges of folios and worm damage to opening and closing folios. Folio 9 x 7½in. (22 x 19.5cm.) (111)."