Beschreibung:

Nur ad-Din Abd'ul Rahman Jami, Yusuf wa Zulaikha, three bifolia with miniatures from a dispersed codex, in Farsi, illuminated manuscript leaves on polished paper [Safavid Persia, probably mid-seventeenth century] 3 bifolia, each with text in 4 columns, 19 lines elegant black nasta'liq, headings in red, 3 fine full-page miniatures, each depicting a scene from Yusuf wa Zukhalia, heightened in gold and executed in an exceptional hand, tooling detail to gold, some oxidisation causing some pigments to darken, a few chips to paint in miniatures with slight loss, miniature and text-blocks ruled in green, blue and gold, margins illuminated with subtle gilt scenes of people enjoying food and drink in natural settings full of mythical and wild animals, including birds, gazelles, phoenix, and lions among others, bifolia split along creases with slight loss to inner edges of some leaves, some slight finger-soiling, overall very attractive, 310 by 233 mm. (each leaf c. 155 by 233 mm.); pasted to boards and tipped-into modern mounts Three exceptionally executed Persian miniature paintings from a fine Safavid Haft Awrang, boasting all the best qualities of manuscript production from the period of fine nasta'liq calligraphy, decorative gilt illumination to the borders and miniature drawings with skillful attention to detail using blocks of brocade prints to create striking and colourful scenes.