Ikhtiyarat-i Badi', a herbal treatise
Persia, dated AH 981/AD 1573-74
Persian manuscript on cream-coloured paper, 135 leaves, imperfect at beginning, approximately 28 lines to the page written in nasta'liq script in black ink, names of different herbs picked out in red, catchwords, waterstaining mostly restricted to outer borders, browned, later dark brown morocco with stamped central medallions, doublures of light green paper, worn
243 x 175 mm.
Estimate:
£600 - 800
710 - 940
US$ 910 - 1,200
Category:
Islamic and Oriental Art
/
Islamic and Indian Art
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