Lot Essay
See also lot 72 for similar borders with applied decoupé decoration.
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BOKHARA OR HERAT, CIRCA 1570
Details
Sheikh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d. AH 691/1292 AD): Bustan
Bokhara or Herat, circa 1570
Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled buff paper, 96ff. with 12ll. of black nasta'liq in two gold-outined columns, titles in red or blue on panels highlighted with spiralling floral meander, opening finely illuminated gold and poloychrome bifolio, some smudging, light staining, text incomplete, pink, green and gold illuminated floral margins with applied decoupé medallions, fine gold illuminated floral flyleaves front and back with library inscriptions, in reversed 16th century decoupé and gold tooled binding, probably the original, quite damaged
Folio 11 x 7in. (27.5 x 18cm.); text 5½ x 2.5/8in. (13.7 x 6.7cm.)
Bokhara or Herat, circa 1570
Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled buff paper, 96ff. with 12ll. of black nasta'liq in two gold-outined columns, titles in red or blue on panels highlighted with spiralling floral meander, opening finely illuminated gold and poloychrome bifolio, some smudging, light staining, text incomplete, pink, green and gold illuminated floral margins with applied decoupé medallions, fine gold illuminated floral flyleaves front and back with library inscriptions, in reversed 16th century decoupé and gold tooled binding, probably the original, quite damaged
Folio 11 x 7in. (27.5 x 18cm.); text 5½ x 2.5/8in. (13.7 x 6.7cm.)