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Sa'di: Laila wa Majnun, Persian manuscript on paper, each folio with eight couplets in two columns of black nasta'liq in gold clouds with illuminated interstices, headings in red, floral margin and division within gold and black rules, gold illuminated device at upper edge of each folio, illuminated heading, several contemporary illustrations, pink and gold woven cloth covers, (some spotting and wear, a few folios loose), Kashmir, 18th/19th century - 5½ x 3in. (14 x 7.7cm.)
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