£1,500 - £2,500
AN ILLUMINATED SAFAVID POETRY BOOK, MIR ABDUL HASSAN, 18TH CENTURY
Features elegant nasta_l_q script arranged in double columns and finely outlined text panels throughout. The opening folios are richly illuminated in gold and lapis blue with intricate geometric and floral motifs. The manuscript comprises multiple pages of poetic verses, each carefully laid out and framed with fine margins and delicate floral decorations. The outer cover is in red-brown leather, blind-stamped with a central medallion and ruled borders.
22.5 x 12.5 cm
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