(Q19424)

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Kitāb-i Sharafʹnāmah-ʼi Iskandarī.
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Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141-1202 or 1203
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Manuscripts, 17th century
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Manuscripts, Persian
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Manuscripts, Oriental
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Illuminations (painting)
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Persian poetry--747-1500
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Specimens
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Persian literature--747-1500
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Extent: iv, 88, iii leaves : 285 x 160 (177 x 87) mm bound to 295 x 175 mm; laid
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laid
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Ms. codex.
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Title from caption title (f. 1v).
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Notes in pencil, "circa 1740", "bound by Herring" (last flyleaf recto at end of book).
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Two different catalog entries in English pasted in, neither numbered: one on the inside front cover, the other on the first flyleaf recto at the back of the book.
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"Persian History of Alexander the Great from B. Harwood to Mr. Greene, cost £30" (note tipped in before f. 1).
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Binding: Rebound in European green, straight grain leather with blind tooled and gold tooled rectangular borders and frame; "Life of Alexander the Great" stamped on spine.
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Layout: 21 lines in four columns; border-ruled
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Script: Written in clear nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: Titlepiece in gold and blue with vine and flower motifs (f. 1v); 9 nearly full page illustrations (f. 13v, 19v, 32v, 39v, 46r, 53v, 67v, 77v, 85v) some of which either have holes or have had holes in them repaired; border rules in gold, blue and red; text division markers in blue surrounded by stems with gold leaves and orange or green flowers; in the replacement leaves, f. 59-66...
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Provenance: Formerly owned by B. Harwood and Mr. Greene (note tipped in before f. 1).
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Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis (bookplate inside back cover).
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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