Abdul-Rahman Jami, Yusuf va Zulaykha, commissioned for a Colonel Berry Clowes, copied by Munshi Muhammad Hanif
India, dated AH 1220-21/AD 1805-6
Persian manuscript on paper, 124 leaves, 17 lines to the page written in two columns of nasta'liq script in black ink, double intercolumnar rules in gold throughout, margins ruled in red and gold, catchwords in wide margins, headings in red throughout, one illuminated headpiece decorated with floral motifs and birds in colours and gold, text on folios 3b-4a with interlinear gilt decoration, red ink smudging, otherwise in good condition, red morocco with stamped central medallions, cornerpieces and borders of gilt leather onlay
278 x 170 mm.
