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Lot 38

Mujir Baylaqani (d. circa 587/AD 1191), Divan
Persia, late 18th Century/early 19th Century

10 April 2008, 14:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£800 - £1,200

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Mujir Baylaqani (d. circa 587/AD 1191), Divan
Persia, late 18th Century/early 19th Century

Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 102 leaves, 15 lines to the page written in two columns of attractive nasta'liq script in black ink, double intercolumnar rules in gold throughout, catchwords in wide margins, some lost as a result of trimming, one illuminated headpiece in colours and gold, some repair, discoloration as a result of waterstaining, last folio remargined, colophon erased, ownership inscription written in elegant shikasteh script and dated AH 1280/AD 1863, black shagreen with stamped gold central medallions, worn
212 x 133 mm.

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