An Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscript of Jami's Subhat al-Abrar, probably written for the Safavid Prince Bahram Mirza, perhaps as a gift in honour of his birth, probably Tabriz, Persia, Safavid, circa 1550 Persian manuscript on paper, 104 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in two columns of neat Nasta'liq script in black ink on cream, buff, blue and yellow paper, numerous leaves with text written diagonally and interspersed with small triangular and square panels of illumination, headings in Nasta'liq script in red, white, green, blue and yellow ink in ruled panels, margins ruled in colours and gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, opening shamsa and headpiece finely illuminated in colours and gold, 13 miniatures, six signed by the artist Aftab, 11 with areas of retouching, some text leaves later replacements, later red morocco binding with central medallions, cornerpieces and border cartouches of gilt-stamped foliate motifs, doublures of brown morocco with central medallion and cornerpieces of gilt filigreework over pink grounds, binding reversed 28 by 18cm.
An Illustrated and Illuminated Manuscript of Jami's Subhat al-Abrar, probably written for the Safavid Prince Bahram Mirza, perhaps as a gift in honour of his birth, probably Tabriz, Persia, Safavid, circa 1550 Persian manuscript on paper, 104 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in two columns of neat Nasta'liq script in black ink on cream, buff, blue and yellow paper, numerous leaves with text written diagonally and interspersed with small triangular and square panels of illumination, headings in Nasta'liq script in red, white, green, blue and yellow ink in ruled panels, margins ruled in colours and gold, catchwords in wide outer margins, opening shamsa and headpiece finely illuminated in colours and gold, 13 miniatures, six signed by the artist Aftab, 11 with areas of retouching, some text leaves later replacements, later red morocco binding with central medallions, cornerpieces and border cartouches of gilt-stamped foliate motifs, doublures of brown morocco with central medallion and cornerpieces of gilt filigreework over pink grounds, binding reversed 28 by 18cm.
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