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Our copy is the fourth volume of the Rawdat al-Safa. The text was originally completed by Mir Khwand in seven volumes in 1497 AD.
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SAFAVID IRAN, DATED MUHARRAM 1045/ JUNE 1635
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MIR MUHAMMAD BIN KHAWAND SHAH BIN MAHMUD (MIRKHWAND) (D. 1498 AD): RAWDAT AL-SAFA FI SIRAT AL-ANBIYA' WA AL-MULUK WA AL-KHULAFA'
SAFAVID IRAN, DATED MUHARRAM 1045/ JUNE 1635
The Gardens of purity in the biography of the prophets and kings and caliphs, Persian manuscript on paper, 304ff. plus five flyleaves, 21ll. of black naksh within gold and polychrome rules, important words in gold, blue and red, occasional marginal anotations, catchwords, illuminated royal library shamsa pasted on the opening folio, followed by an illuminated chapter heading, colophon, in contemporanous gilt stamped Safavid binding, gilt painted and découpé polychrome morocco doublures, occasional staining to the folios, in an overall good condition
Text panel 10 ¾ x 5 ¾ in. (27.5 x 14.5 cm.); folio 14 1/8 x 8 ½ in. (36 x 21.5 cm.)
SAFAVID IRAN, DATED MUHARRAM 1045/ JUNE 1635
The Gardens of purity in the biography of the prophets and kings and caliphs, Persian manuscript on paper, 304ff. plus five flyleaves, 21ll. of black naksh within gold and polychrome rules, important words in gold, blue and red, occasional marginal anotations, catchwords, illuminated royal library shamsa pasted on the opening folio, followed by an illuminated chapter heading, colophon, in contemporanous gilt stamped Safavid binding, gilt painted and découpé polychrome morocco doublures, occasional staining to the folios, in an overall good condition
Text panel 10 ¾ x 5 ¾ in. (27.5 x 14.5 cm.); folio 14 1/8 x 8 ½ in. (36 x 21.5 cm.)
Provenance
Royal library of Shah Safi Safavi (r. 1629-42)
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