SAFAVID PERSIA, SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
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Shams al-Din Muhammad Shirazi Hafiz (d. AH 792/1390 AD): Diwan
Safavid Persia, second half 16th Century
Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled ivory paper, 247ff. with 12ll. of fine black nasta'liq arranged in two columns, gold and polychrome illuminated panels within the text, fine illuminated heading, final folio with colophon inscribed Shahr Amir al-Katib al-Shirazi, very light staining, in brown Ottoman morocco binding with flap with gold tooled cartouche
Folio 8.3/8 x 5in. (21.2 x 12.7cm.); text 5.5/8 x 2.7/8in. (14.2 x 7.5cm.)
Safavid Persia, second half 16th Century
Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled ivory paper, 247ff. with 12ll. of fine black nasta'liq arranged in two columns, gold and polychrome illuminated panels within the text, fine illuminated heading, final folio with colophon inscribed Shahr Amir al-Katib al-Shirazi, very light staining, in brown Ottoman morocco binding with flap with gold tooled cartouche
Folio 8.3/8 x 5in. (21.2 x 12.7cm.); text 5.5/8 x 2.7/8in. (14.2 x 7.5cm.)