Document, Persian manuscript on paper, 5ll. of black nasta'liq, gold 'tughra' at start, dated AH 1305/1887-8 AD - 27 x 19cm. (68.5 x 48.3cm.); document, manuscript on paper, 8ll. of black naskh and nasta'liq, bands of red and blue rope-pattern in gold rules between lines, gold margin, iluminated heading above, various seal impressions and inscriptions above, dated AH 1313/1895-6 AD - 20½ x 13¼in. (52 x 33.5cm.); Al-Shakirin(?), manuscript on paper, 6ll. of black nasta'liq, gold clouds between lines, heading similar in larger s a ruba'i below, the whole within panels of polychrome illumination, gold margins between black rules, dated 1259/1843-4 AD - 19 x 13in. (48.2 x 33cm.); and another document, 12ll. of black naskh, gold margins, illuminated panels above and at right, dated AH 1305/1887-8 AD - 25½ x 13in. (65 x 33cm.) all Qajar Persia, all backed on card (4)

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Document, Persian manuscript on paper, 5ll. of black nasta'liq, gold 'tughra' at start, dated AH 1305/1887-8 AD - 27 x 19cm. (68.5 x 48.3cm.); document, manuscript on paper, 8ll. of black naskh and nasta'liq, bands of red and blue rope-pattern in gold rules between lines, gold margin, iluminated heading above, various seal impressions and inscriptions above, dated AH 1313/1895-6 AD - 20½ x 13¼in. (52 x 33.5cm.); Al-Shakirin(?), manuscript on paper, 6ll. of black nasta'liq, gold clouds between lines, heading similar in larger s a ruba'i below, the whole within panels of polychrome illumination, gold margins between black rules, dated 1259/1843-4 AD - 19 x 13in. (48.2 x 33cm.); and another document, 12ll. of black naskh, gold margins, illuminated panels above and at right, dated AH 1305/1887-8 AD - 25½ x 13in. (65 x 33cm.) all Qajar Persia, all backed on card (4)

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