Nine pieces of calligraphy, manuscript on paper, including: an exercise in nasta'liq, the bismillah above, the phrase written with the tails of the letters joining to form a single motif, Persia, dated AH 1307/1889-90 AD, (one tear, small damages to edges) - 8 x 16in. (20.2 x 40.7cm.); a folio of overlapping nasta'liq - 11¾ x 8in. (30 x 20.2cm.); another similar with gold interlinear foliate motifs, signed by 'Imad al-Kitab - 9¾ x 6¾in. (24.5 x 17.2cm.) both Persia, 19th century; a bifolio of nasta'liq within gold clouds, signed by Sultan al-Katib and dated AH 1141/1728-9 AD - 8 x 10¾in. (20.3 x 27.5cm.); a folio of naskh, Arabic, dated 3rd Jumada II AH 1141/1728-9 AD - 8¾ x 5¼in. (22.4 x 13.3cm.); a folio of shikasteh, Persian, 5ll. bewtween gold clouds - 7½ x 5½in. (19 x 14cm.); a Qur'an leaf, Safavid Persia, 17th century - 5¾ x 4in. (15 x 9.5cm.); two leaves from manuscripts - larger 10¾ x 7¼in. (27.6 x 18.5cm.), all mounted on card with applied coloured borders