Let's have a thread about provenance, UNESCO, and the priciest Qur'an ever sold: 2 days ago at Christie's for $8M.
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Let me explain, and let me say again I'm grateful to @incunabula for raising these points, because I think they're frequently misunderstood.
So while the 1970 *Convention* is legally binding, it's true that date of implementation varies. But the 1970 date still matters. I'll come back to that.
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