Shaykh Muslih al-Din Sa'di (d.1291-92), Kulliyat (Collected Works), Persia, Qajar, 19th century
Persian manuscript on paper, 453 leaves plus 8 fly-leaves, 23 lines to the page, written in black nasta’liq within two columns, ruled in gold and black, headings in red, eight polychrome and gold headings with lavishly illuminated borders, other pages decorated with gold and polychrome sprays in the border, in a lacquer binding with floral decoration, the doublures with two figurative scenes
29.5 by 18.7cm.
In overall good condition, the margins are clean with very minor stains and rubbing, some smudges and some leaves slightly loose, scratches and losses to the binding, as viewed.
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