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Abu'l-Qasim Firdousi(d.AH 416/1025 AD: Shahnameh
Safavid Persia, 17th century
Persian manuscript on buff paper, 319ff. plus two flyleaves, each with 25ll. of regular black nasta'liq in four columns, double gold intercolumnar rules, gold margins between black rules, blue outer rule, headings in red nasta'liq over two columns, occasional marginal notes in black nasta'liq, (trimmed, some water-staining and repairs, occasional smudging), opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated heading (remargined, small damages), ff.12v. and 13r. similarly illuminated with text within gold clouds (minor wear and repairs), final folio with date 947 (rubbed), probably originally AH 1047/1637-8 AD, with 16th century style brown lacquer binding painted in polychrome outlined in gold showing Rustam visiting a prince with numerous attendants, plain brown morocco doublures
folio 11 x 6¾in. (27.5 x 17.5cm.); text 7½ x 4¼in. (19 x 10.5cm.)
Safavid Persia, 17th century
Persian manuscript on buff paper, 319ff. plus two flyleaves, each with 25ll. of regular black nasta'liq in four columns, double gold intercolumnar rules, gold margins between black rules, blue outer rule, headings in red nasta'liq over two columns, occasional marginal notes in black nasta'liq, (trimmed, some water-staining and repairs, occasional smudging), opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated heading (remargined, small damages), ff.12v. and 13r. similarly illuminated with text within gold clouds (minor wear and repairs), final folio with date 947 (rubbed), probably originally AH 1047/1637-8 AD, with 16th century style brown lacquer binding painted in polychrome outlined in gold showing Rustam visiting a prince with numerous attendants, plain brown morocco doublures
folio 11 x 6¾in. (27.5 x 17.5cm.); text 7½ x 4¼in. (19 x 10.5cm.)