Lot Essay
This is a cosmological work concerning the geography of Persia and adjacent countries. The author flourished during the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
SAFAVID PERSIA, AH 1072/1661-2 AD
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Hamd Allah b. Abi Bakr b. Hamid al-Mustaufi: Nuzhat al-Qulub
Safavid Persia, AH 1072/1661-2 AD
Geography, Persian manuscript on paper, 214ff. each with 21ll. of neat black nasta'liq, occasional words and phrases in red, overlining in red, occasional tables and diagrams, bifolio with map of the world, final folio with colophon signed Ibn Jabbar Quli Khudaverdi and dated 1072, some staining and water damage, in black morocco binding, split and worn
Folio 11¼ x 7½in. (28.5 x 19cm.)
Safavid Persia, AH 1072/1661-2 AD
Geography, Persian manuscript on paper, 214ff. each with 21ll. of neat black nasta'liq, occasional words and phrases in red, overlining in red, occasional tables and diagrams, bifolio with map of the world, final folio with colophon signed Ibn Jabbar Quli Khudaverdi and dated 1072, some staining and water damage, in black morocco binding, split and worn
Folio 11¼ x 7½in. (28.5 x 19cm.)