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SIGNED ABU AL-QASIM BIN [] VESAL, QAJAR IRAN, DATED SATURDAY 12 SHAWWAL AH 1278
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MUHAMMAD BIN 'ABD AL-JALIL AL-'UMAR KNOWN AS RASHID AL-WATWAT (D. 1182-3 AD): HADA'IQ AL-SIHR
SIGNED ABU AL-QASIM BIN [] VESAL, QAJAR IRAN, DATED SATURDAY 12 SHAWWAL AH 1278
Poetry, Persian manuscript on paper, 53ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 12ll. of black shikasteh and naskh script, some words picked out in red, blue or purple, text within blue and black-ruled gold frame and sometimes arranged in two columns, with occasional marginal markers and comments, opening folio with finely illuminated gold and polychrome headpiece, catchwords, colophon signed and dated, in original red morocco binding with gilt borders, with Iranian export stamp dated AH 1334, in good condition, together with a Mathnavi, Qajar Iran, 19th century, each folio with 11ll. of black shikasteh script arranged in two columns, signed and possibly datedopening folio with illuminated headpiece, loose in binding, in brown morocco binding, and a 19th century Kashmiri Bustan of Sa'di, each folio with 11ll. of black nasta'liq script, further text written diagonally around, with fine illumination, front cover now lacking
Text panel 4½ x 2 3/8in. (11.3 x 6cm.); folio 6¾ x 4 1/8in. (17.2 x 10.3cm.) (3)
SIGNED ABU AL-QASIM BIN [] VESAL, QAJAR IRAN, DATED SATURDAY 12 SHAWWAL AH 1278
Poetry, Persian manuscript on paper, 53ff. plus one fly-leaf, each folio with 12ll. of black shikasteh and naskh script, some words picked out in red, blue or purple, text within blue and black-ruled gold frame and sometimes arranged in two columns, with occasional marginal markers and comments, opening folio with finely illuminated gold and polychrome headpiece, catchwords, colophon signed and dated, in original red morocco binding with gilt borders, with Iranian export stamp dated AH 1334, in good condition, together with a Mathnavi, Qajar Iran, 19th century, each folio with 11ll. of black shikasteh script arranged in two columns, signed and possibly datedopening folio with illuminated headpiece, loose in binding, in brown morocco binding, and a 19th century Kashmiri Bustan of Sa'di, each folio with 11ll. of black nasta'liq script, further text written diagonally around, with fine illumination, front cover now lacking
Text panel 4½ x 2 3/8in. (11.3 x 6cm.); folio 6¾ x 4 1/8in. (17.2 x 10.3cm.) (3)