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TEXT PROBABLY IRAN, 14TH CENTURY, MINIATURES LATE 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
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THREE ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A COPY OF RUMI'S MATHNAVI
TEXT PROBABLY IRAN, 14TH CENTURY, MINIATURES LATE 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
The famous mystical poetry of Rumi, Persian manuscript on paper, each folio with 27ll. of black naskh script organized in four columns with double red divisions, text within double red rules, titles in larger red thuluth script, with three large polychrome miniatures depicting an aged man adressing a crowd, four men in prayer and a man picking up fruits from trees, each on red ground, small losses and repairs, areas of wear
Folio 12¼ x 9 3/8in. (31 x 23.8cm.) (3)
TEXT PROBABLY IRAN, 14TH CENTURY, MINIATURES LATE 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
The famous mystical poetry of Rumi, Persian manuscript on paper, each folio with 27ll. of black naskh script organized in four columns with double red divisions, text within double red rules, titles in larger red thuluth script, with three large polychrome miniatures depicting an aged man adressing a crowd, four men in prayer and a man picking up fruits from trees, each on red ground, small losses and repairs, areas of wear
Folio 12¼ x 9 3/8in. (31 x 23.8cm.) (3)
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Please note that the date printed in the catalogue for these miniatures should read "late 19th century or earlier".