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Muhammad bin Khavand Shah ibn Mahmud better known as Mir Khavand (died AH 903/ AD 1497). Rawzat al-Safa, a chronicle of Prophets, Kings, and Caliphs, vol. II, copied by Nadir Muhammad
Persia, written at Mashhad, dated AH 1042/ AD 1632
(3)

29 April 2004, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,500 - £2,500

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Muhammad bin Khavand Shah ibn Mahmud better known as Mir Khavand (died AH 903/ AD 1497). Rawzat al-Safa, a chronicle of Prophets, Kings, and Caliphs, vol. II, copied by Nadir Muhammad
Persia, written at Mashhad, dated AH 1042/ AD 1632

Persian manuscript on paper, 281 leaves, 23 lines to the page written in nasta’liq script in black ink, headings, significant sentences and words picked out or underlined in red throughout, catchwords in wide margins, some staining, discoloration, some crude repairs mostly restricted to outer margins, ownership inscription and seal impression on last folio rubbed, green morocco with stamped central medallions of leather onlay decorated with arabesques on green ground, worn, and two other Persian Manuscripts: An historical work, dated AH 1081/AD 1670 and Habib al-Siyar, 16th Century
332 x 215 mm.(3)

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