OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
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JALAL AL-DIN MUHAMMAD RUMI (D. AH 672/1273 AD): MATHNAVI
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
Poetry, Persian manuscript on paper, 394ff. plus 5 fly-leaves, each page with 21ll. of dense black nasta'liq arranged in two main columns with double gold intercolumnar rules and additional text written diagonally around the main text panel within blue and gold borders, titles in red, some pages with illuminated panels, opening bifolio with illuminated headpiece and margins, catchwords, marginal commentary, minor worm holing, in original gilt and stamped binding with green paper doublures
Text panel 7 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (18.2 x 8cm.); folio 10 x 5 3/8in. (25.5 x 13.6cm.)
OTTOMAN TURKEY, 17TH CENTURY
Poetry, Persian manuscript on paper, 394ff. plus 5 fly-leaves, each page with 21ll. of dense black nasta'liq arranged in two main columns with double gold intercolumnar rules and additional text written diagonally around the main text panel within blue and gold borders, titles in red, some pages with illuminated panels, opening bifolio with illuminated headpiece and margins, catchwords, marginal commentary, minor worm holing, in original gilt and stamped binding with green paper doublures
Text panel 7 1/8 x 3 1/8in. (18.2 x 8cm.); folio 10 x 5 3/8in. (25.5 x 13.6cm.)
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