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SAFAVID PERSIA, AH MIDDLE OF THE THE MONTH OF RABI' II 962/BEGINNING OF MARCH 1555 AD
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Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (d. AH 898/1492 AD): Tuhfat al-ahrar
Safavid Persia, AH Middle of the the month of Rabi' II 962/beginning of March 1555 AD
Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled cream paper, 58ff. with 14ll. of black nasta'liq in two gold-outlined columns, titles in gold highlighted with blue floral sprays, opening folio with finely illuminated gold and polychrome heading, final folio signed Muhammad Husayn al-Husayni and dated the middle of the month of Rabi' II 962, margined with green, blue, pink and cream paper, slight staining, ownership seals and inscriptions on front and back flyleaves, in black morocco binding with gold tooled medallions and spandrels, decoupé doublures
Folio 9¼ x 5.7/8in. (23.7 x 15cm.); text 5.3/8 x 2½in. (13.7 x 6cm.)
Safavid Persia, AH Middle of the the month of Rabi' II 962/beginning of March 1555 AD
Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled cream paper, 58ff. with 14ll. of black nasta'liq in two gold-outlined columns, titles in gold highlighted with blue floral sprays, opening folio with finely illuminated gold and polychrome heading, final folio signed Muhammad Husayn al-Husayni and dated the middle of the month of Rabi' II 962, margined with green, blue, pink and cream paper, slight staining, ownership seals and inscriptions on front and back flyleaves, in black morocco binding with gold tooled medallions and spandrels, decoupé doublures
Folio 9¼ x 5.7/8in. (23.7 x 15cm.); text 5.3/8 x 2½in. (13.7 x 6cm.)