A PERSIAN DIWAN, 15TH/16TH CENTURY, SAFAVID, IRAN Persian m...

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£30,000 - £40,000

A PERSIAN DIWAN, 15TH/16TH CENTURY, SAFAVID, IRAN Persian manuscript on paper, 188 folios, 12 lines of elegant black nas’taliq script, text setin two columns, section headings in white ink reserved against gold and floral ground in rectangular cartouches, text outlined with gold and polychrome rules, section headings text in clouds, lavishly illuminated opening bifolio, each with central medallion, stamped and tooled leather Safavid binding with flap, décuope doublures,

folio 24,6 x 14,4 cm
text 16 x 8,6 cm