'Ali b. Husain al-Kashifi: Reshehat Ain al-Hayat

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'Ali b. Husain al-Kashifi: Reshehat Ain al-Hayat
regarding the holy shaikhs of the Naqshbandi order especially Khwaja Nasr al-Din 'Ubaidullah, Persian manuscript on paper, 23ll. of black nasta'liq, words in or overlined in red, gold margins between black rules, blue outer rule, opening folio with gold and polychrome illuminated heading, flyleaves with copious seal impressions and owners inscriptions, Persia or India, 16th/17th century - 10 x 6½in. (25.4 x 16.5cm.)

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Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum, vol.I, p.353, Or.212
The seal impressions and inscriptions on the flyleaf include those of the courtiers of Shah Jehan and Alamgir, one dated AH 1042/1632-3 AD.

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