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SAHIFAT AL-KAMILA,
ARABIC MANUSCRIPT ON PAPER, 9LL. BLACK NASKH, INTERLINEAR PERSIAN TRANSLATION IN RED NASTA'LIQ, HEADINGS IN GOLD, WITH BLUE, RED, GREEN AND GOLD MARGINS BETWEEN BLACK RULES, TWO OUTER GOLD MARGINS, OPENING FOLIO WITH ILLUMINATED HEADING, ANOTHER SIMILAR IN TEXT, MAROON LACQUER BINDING WITH CENTRAL FLORAL PANEL, BLACK LACQUER DOUBLURES PAINTED WITH NARCISSI, (SOME SPLITS TO MARGINS, OCCASIONAL LIGHT SMUDGING AND MARKING, SOME CHIPPING TO BINDING), PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY - 26.2 X 16.1CM.
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THE MANUSCRIPT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN LEFT UNFINISHED. THE FINAL PAGES HAVE MARGINS AND RULES BUT NO TEXT.
AN INSCRIPTION ON THE OPENING FLYLEAF ATTRIBUTES THE MANUSCRIPT TO MIRZA AHMAD AL-NEIRIZI (FL.1682-1732).

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