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SIGNED SULAYMAN IBN ‘ABDULLAH HARAVI, HERAT, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED RAMADAN AH 957/SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1550 AD
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SHAYKH MUSLIH AL-DIN SA’DI (D. 1292 AD): KULLIYAT
SIGNED SULAYMAN IBN ‘ABDULLAH HARAVI, HERAT, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED RAMADAN AH 957/SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1550 AD
Poetry, Persian manuscript on cream paper, 267ff. plus one flyleaf, 23ll. of black nasta’liq in different column and text block arrangements with intercolumnar black rules, flanked by a column of diagonal nasta’liq, headings in white thuluth within gold and polychrome illuminated panels, catchwords in red on gold scrolling illumination, text within gold and blue rules, opening bifolio with two later added illustrations, two further polychrome illuminated bifolios, with shamsas containing text headings in alternating white and red thuluth, following folio with polychrome illuminated headpiece, one further illuminated headpiece, signed and dated colophon, text block slightly loose, in brown morocco stamped with foliate border and spandrels, and central foliate medallion, paper doublures
Text panel 7 ¼ x 4 ½in. (26.4 x 16.9cm.); folio 10 3/8 x 6 5/8in. (26.4 x 16.9cm.)
SIGNED SULAYMAN IBN ‘ABDULLAH HARAVI, HERAT, SAFAVID IRAN, DATED RAMADAN AH 957/SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1550 AD
Poetry, Persian manuscript on cream paper, 267ff. plus one flyleaf, 23ll. of black nasta’liq in different column and text block arrangements with intercolumnar black rules, flanked by a column of diagonal nasta’liq, headings in white thuluth within gold and polychrome illuminated panels, catchwords in red on gold scrolling illumination, text within gold and blue rules, opening bifolio with two later added illustrations, two further polychrome illuminated bifolios, with shamsas containing text headings in alternating white and red thuluth, following folio with polychrome illuminated headpiece, one further illuminated headpiece, signed and dated colophon, text block slightly loose, in brown morocco stamped with foliate border and spandrels, and central foliate medallion, paper doublures
Text panel 7 ¼ x 4 ½in. (26.4 x 16.9cm.); folio 10 3/8 x 6 5/8in. (26.4 x 16.9cm.)
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