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15 Persian style miniatures, manuscript and gouache heightened with gold on paper, including: four folios from a manuscript, lines of nasta'liq in four columns, headings in gold, each with illustration - 10¼ x 6¾in. (26.1 x 17.4cm.); two miniatures in ink heightened with gold and colour, lines of nasta'liq in four columns - 12¾ x 8¼in. (32.5 x 21cm.); two picnic scenes with entertainments in a golden meadow, blue and cream cartouche border - 10½ x 7¼in. (262.7 x 18.5cm.); a folio of nasta'liqin two columns with border painted with flora and fauna - 10½ x 6½in. (26.7 x 16.6cm.); and six others similar - largest 10 x 8½in. (25.4 x 21.5cm.), all 19th century and early 20th century on earlier leaves; and four illustrated folio probably from 'Ajai'b al-Makhluqat, 15ll. black nast'aliq - 10 x 6in. (25.5 x 15.3cm.) (19)