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WORK ON WINE Iran or India, early 17th century

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WORK ON WINE
Iran or India, early 17th century
Persian manuscript on paper, 14ll. black nasta'liq, words in gold, gold margins betweem black rules, occasional marginal notes, opening bifolio with gold clouds between the lines of text, dedication in red on gold panel to Sultan Shah Suleiman al-Husaini al-Musawi al-Safavi Bahadur Khan, bound with a printed work on medicine including the plague, Iran, with date AH 1270/1853 AD, black morocco binding - 18 x 10cm.
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Lot Essay

Shah Suleiman was popular with the Mughals since he had given refuge to Babur and his family.
The contents of the work are as follows:
Ch.1: the benfits and dangers of wine. Ch.2: the rules of wine drinking. Ch.3: pouring and purifying. Ch.4: different kinds of wine, their tastes and descriptions of the most famous. Ch.5: which wines are suitable for what age, on what occasion, in what season etc. Ch.6: the right amount and how much is too much. Ch7: the timing of drinking and what food to eat before, during and after drinking. Ch.8: regarding hangovers. Ch.9: the curing of hangovers. Ch.10: medecines and potions to make wine more potent or to delay its effects. Ch.11: miscellaneous matters.

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