CHIHIL HADITH Safavid Iran, circa 16th century Hadith, Arabic and Persian manuscript on cream paper, 8ff. with 7ll. of elegant nasta'liq written variously in black, gold, red, within hatched clouds or gold clouds, horizontally and diagonally, with elaborate gold margins of arabesques and with ducks and deer, light staining, in brown morocco binding with paper overlay with gold tooled cartouches and spandrels Folio 9¾ x 6in. (24.7 x 15.4cm.); text area 5¼ x 2 3/8in. (13.3 x 6.4cm.)
CHIHIL HADITH Safavid Iran, circa 16th century Hadith, Arabic and Persian manuscript on cream paper, 8ff. with 7ll. of elegant nasta'liq written variously in black, gold, red, within hatched clouds or gold clouds, horizontally and diagonally, with elaborate gold margins of arabesques and with ducks and deer, light staining, in brown morocco binding with paper overlay with gold tooled cartouches and spandrels Folio 9¾ x 6in. (24.7 x 15.4cm.); text area 5¼ x 2 3/8in. (13.3 x 6.4cm.)
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