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Hafiz: Diwan
Persian manuscript on paper, 17ll of black nasta'liq in two columns, maroon morocco binding with gold painted medallion, Persia, dated AH 1202/1787-8 AD - 10 x 6in. (25.5 x 15.2cm.); Gulistan, 13ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, red and black ruled margins, marginal notes, Persia, signed by Shihab al-Din b. Muhammad Mu'in Sakin, before 1796 AD (opening folio inscribed in English and Persian by Fanny Birch, 1796), modern blue binding - 10¼ x 6¼in. (26 x 15.8cm.); and another copy, on silver sprinkled and cream paper, 13ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, gold margins betwen black rules, red outer rule, gold and silver illuminated heading on opening folio, red morocco binding with gold stamped medallion and spandrels, Persia, before 1823 AD - 9 x 5½in. (23 x 14cm.) (3)
Persian manuscript on paper, 17ll of black nasta'liq in two columns, maroon morocco binding with gold painted medallion, Persia, dated AH 1202/1787-8 AD - 10 x 6in. (25.5 x 15.2cm.); Gulistan, 13ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, red and black ruled margins, marginal notes, Persia, signed by Shihab al-Din b. Muhammad Mu'in Sakin, before 1796 AD (opening folio inscribed in English and Persian by Fanny Birch, 1796), modern blue binding - 10¼ x 6¼in. (26 x 15.8cm.); and another copy, on silver sprinkled and cream paper, 13ll. of black nasta'liq, words in red, gold margins betwen black rules, red outer rule, gold and silver illuminated heading on opening folio, red morocco binding with gold stamped medallion and spandrels, Persia, before 1823 AD - 9 x 5½in. (23 x 14cm.) (3)