Kitab Sufra Ata'ama, containing receipes for the Persian imperial table, Persian manuscript on paper, 45ff., 15ll. of black naskh, words and phrases in or overlined in red, opening folio with heading in red and inscription in French reading 'Sofrei'atema, livre au cuisine por mirza chekbukhan, Tehran 1884, composé pour moi', Persia, dated Sunday 15 Dhu'l-Qa'da 1301/7 September 1884 AD, plain green morocco binding, (folios coming loose from binding) - 8½ x 5½in. (21.5 x 14cm.)

细节

Kitab Sufra Ata'ama, containing receipes for the Persian imperial table, Persian manuscript on paper, 45ff., 15ll. of black naskh, words and phrases in or overlined in red, opening folio with heading in red and inscription in French reading 'Sofrei'atema, livre au cuisine por mirza chekbukhan, Tehran 1884, composé pour moi', Persia, dated Sunday 15 Dhu'l-Qa'da 1301/7 September 1884 AD, plain green morocco binding, (folios coming loose from binding) - 8½ x 5½in. (21.5 x 14cm.)
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拍品专文

The text was apparently written under the order of a French physician who was the private medical advisor to Nasr al-Din Shah for some thirty years. The book served as a guide for the imperial chefs and contained both Persian and European dishes.