Manuscript: Shāh u Darvīsh

by Persian Manuscript, Hilālī-i Chaghatā’ī, Nûrüddîn, Bedrüddīn Muhammed b.

$75,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

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40 ff. Polychrome ornamental heading and sectional titles in lapis and gilt with floral details, headings in white against gilt. Three full page miniatures. Text in two columns, within double ruled borders in gold, celadon mertebâni , and lapis. 106 x 48 mm , 12 lines per page in black ink in a finely detailed nasta‘liq hand, signed by the scribe Muhammad Miri. 1 vols. Leaves measure 175 x 93 mm. Finely preserved Islamic binding in Timurid style, brown leather with stamped gilt central

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