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SAFAVID PERSIA, LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
MANUSCRIPT ON PEACH PAPER, 244FF. PLUS ONE FLYLEAF, EACH WITH 14LL. OF STRONG GOLD NASKH, PUNCTUATION IN BLUE, LATER VOWEL MARKINGS IN BLACK, GOLD ROUNDELS WITH RED CENTRES AND OUTLINED IN BLUE BETWEEN VERSES, BLUE, RED GREEN AND GOLD MARGINS WITHIN BLACK RULES, BLUE OUTER RULE, EXTREMELY FINELY ILLUMINATED RED, GREEN, BLUE AND GOLD MARGINAL MEDALLIONS MARKING THE JUZ' AND HIZB DESIGNATED BY WHITE ORNAMENTAL KUFIC, SIMILAR HALF-MEDALLIONS MARKING THE HALF JUZ', SIMILARLY COLOURED ROUNDELS MARKING THE FURTHER DIVISIONS OF TEXT, SURA HEADINGS IN WHITE THULUTH ON GOLD CARTOUCHES WITH BLACK SCROLLING VINE WITHIN FINELY ILLUMINATED PANELS, (SOME WATER-MARKING, MINOR SMUDGING, TWO FOLIOS LOOSE, SOME REPAIRS), OPENING DOUBLE FOLIO FINELY ILLUMINATED IN GOLD AND POLYCHROME (SOME STAINING, REPAIRED), ORIGINAL BROWN MOROCCO BINDING with extremely fine stamped arabesque medallions, pendants, spandrels and cartouche border (worn and repaired), plain brown morocco doublures
folio 14 x 9½in. (35.5 x 24.1cm.)
text 9¼ x 5½in. (23.5 x 14cm.)
SAFAVID PERSIA, LATE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
MANUSCRIPT ON PEACH PAPER, 244FF. PLUS ONE FLYLEAF, EACH WITH 14LL. OF STRONG GOLD NASKH, PUNCTUATION IN BLUE, LATER VOWEL MARKINGS IN BLACK, GOLD ROUNDELS WITH RED CENTRES AND OUTLINED IN BLUE BETWEEN VERSES, BLUE, RED GREEN AND GOLD MARGINS WITHIN BLACK RULES, BLUE OUTER RULE, EXTREMELY FINELY ILLUMINATED RED, GREEN, BLUE AND GOLD MARGINAL MEDALLIONS MARKING THE JUZ' AND HIZB DESIGNATED BY WHITE ORNAMENTAL KUFIC, SIMILAR HALF-MEDALLIONS MARKING THE HALF JUZ', SIMILARLY COLOURED ROUNDELS MARKING THE FURTHER DIVISIONS OF TEXT, SURA HEADINGS IN WHITE THULUTH ON GOLD CARTOUCHES WITH BLACK SCROLLING VINE WITHIN FINELY ILLUMINATED PANELS, (SOME WATER-MARKING, MINOR SMUDGING, TWO FOLIOS LOOSE, SOME REPAIRS), OPENING DOUBLE FOLIO FINELY ILLUMINATED IN GOLD AND POLYCHROME (SOME STAINING, REPAIRED), ORIGINAL BROWN MOROCCO BINDING with extremely fine stamped arabesque medallions, pendants, spandrels and cartouche border (worn and repaired), plain brown morocco doublures
folio 14 x 9½in. (35.5 x 24.1cm.)
text 9¼ x 5½in. (23.5 x 14cm.)