Lot 34
  • 34

Ten leaves from a manuscript of Sa’adi’s Golestan, Persia, Safavid, 16th/17th century

Estimate
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • ink on paper
Persian manuscript on paper, 10 leaves, each 12 lines to the page, written in nasta'liq script in black, red, gold and blue, catchwords, set into coloured margins decorated with leafy floral sprays in gold, ruled in blue, black and gold

Condition

In good overall condition, some minor stains, a few abrasions and worm holes to outer margins, pages generally clean, some with number marks in pencil, as viewed.
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