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The stoires of Abraham, Adam and Eve
India, 18th/19th century
Urdu manuscript on paper, 15 ll. of black nasta'liq, gold and green margins between black rules, red and blue outer rules, gold outer margin, words in red, gold and colours, the text decorated through out with gold and polychrome drawings of fish, birds, animals, fruit, flowers, landscapes, leaves, garlands, scroll-work etc, marginal notations on each folio in black or colours in gold cartouche drawn as a domed stand with peacock finial, Indian red morocco binding with gold tooled decoration, (folios very brittle and fragile) - 34.8 x 21.2cm.
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India, 18th/19th century
Urdu manuscript on paper, 15 ll. of black nasta'liq, gold and green margins between black rules, red and blue outer rules, gold outer margin, words in red, gold and colours, the text decorated through out with gold and polychrome drawings of fish, birds, animals, fruit, flowers, landscapes, leaves, garlands, scroll-work etc, marginal notations on each folio in black or colours in gold cartouche drawn as a domed stand with peacock finial, Indian red morocco binding with gold tooled decoration, (folios very brittle and fragile) - 34.8 x 21.2cm.
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