Illuminated Persian Manuscript

An Illuminated Persian Manuscript of an unidentified text. Persia, eighteenth century



157 leaves (11 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.; 290 x 187 mm). 15 lines, with some red and blue text, within gold borders; some scattered soiling and staining. An attractive contemporary Persian lacquer binding, the covers with paintings of birds in a flowering tree within an elaborate floral border, the inner covers with paintings of a flowering plant against a gold ground, red morocco spine; worn at extremities, a bit darkened.

some scattered soiling and staining. An attractive contemporary Persian lacquer binding, the covers with paintings of birds in a flowering tree within a elaborate floral border, the inner covers with paintings of a flowering plant against a gold ground, red morocco spine; worn at extremities, a bit darkened.
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