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PERSIA, 18TH CENTURY
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Omar Khayyam (d. circa 1123 AD) Rubayyat
Persia, 18th Century
Persian manuscript on paper, 64ff. with 10ll. of black nasta'liq on alternate grounds of gold and silver, the heading to each quatrain in red on gold ground with blue spandrels, opening finely illuminated bifolio in contemporary lacquer binding with gold and polychrome arabesques and floral decoration, red morocco slip case
Folio 4 x 2.7/8in. (11.5 x 7.5cm.); text 3 x 1.5/8in. (7.5 x 4cm.)
Persia, 18th Century
Persian manuscript on paper, 64ff. with 10ll. of black nasta'liq on alternate grounds of gold and silver, the heading to each quatrain in red on gold ground with blue spandrels, opening finely illuminated bifolio in contemporary lacquer binding with gold and polychrome arabesques and floral decoration, red morocco slip case
Folio 4 x 2.7/8in. (11.5 x 7.5cm.); text 3 x 1.5/8in. (7.5 x 4cm.)