SHEIKH MUSLIH AL-DIN SA'DI (d.AH 691/1292 AD): KULLIYAT QAJAR IRAN, C.1900 AD The collected works of Sa'di, Persian manuscript on cream paper 380ff. with 14ll. of elegant black nasta'liq in the main text block and approx. 24 ll. written at oblique angles in the margin, thin gold ruled frames, large opening illuminated headpiece in gold, black, blue, pink and orange, with five additional illuminated headpieces also in the Shirazi style (ff. 21v., 147v., 155v., 195v., 275v.), all with script in clouds on gold ground, lacquer binding with naturalistically rendered flowers with gold outline within red border, red doublures with central lozenge and black border, re-laquered, slight damp creasing Folio 10½ x 6¼in. (26.5 x 15.7cm.)
SHEIKH MUSLIH AL-DIN SA'DI (d.AH 691/1292 AD): KULLIYAT QAJAR IRAN, C.1900 AD The collected works of Sa'di, Persian manuscript on cream paper 380ff. with 14ll. of elegant black nasta'liq in the main text block and approx. 24 ll. written at oblique angles in the margin, thin gold ruled frames, large opening illuminated headpiece in gold, black, blue, pink and orange, with five additional illuminated headpieces also in the Shirazi style (ff. 21v., 147v., 155v., 195v., 275v.), all with script in clouds on gold ground, lacquer binding with naturalistically rendered flowers with gold outline within red border, red doublures with central lozenge and black border, re-laquered, slight damp creasing Folio 10½ x 6¼in. (26.5 x 15.7cm.)
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