(Q19463)
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Viṣāl Shīrāzī, Muḥammad Shafīʻ ibn Muḥammad Ismāʻīl, 1782 or 1783-1845 or 1846
وصال شيرازى، محمد شفيع بن محمد اسماعيل،
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Lacquered bindings (Binding)
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Illuminations (painting)
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Manuscripts, Persian--19th century
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Specimens
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Manuscripts, Oriental--19th century
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Extent: 132 leaves : 193 x 120 (134 x 57) mm bound to 195 x 123 mm; paper
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Ms. codex.
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Title from added title (f. 1r)
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Binding: Lacquered boards with bird and flowers and a gold frame, front and back covers identical. Inside covers show a bright red field with a gold central medallion, four pendants along the vertical axis and a gold frame with corner flourishes.
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Layout: Two layouts: for the short poetry section (f. 4v-59r), 17 lines in two columns, often with a centered couplet and 26 marginal lines on two sides, written at angles; for the Bazm-i Viṣāl section (f. 61v-130v), 15 lines in two columns, with 10 lines in the fore-edge column written at an angle; rules between all columns and around textblock
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Script: Written in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: Two illuminated headpieces chiefly in gold and blue with the text on the full page-opening written on cloudbands (f. 4v-5r, 61v-62r). Rules in gold around the textblock, between the columns, and along the angled marginal lines; page-opening also framed with a gold rule.
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Provenance: Gift of Anne Baker Lewis in 1933.
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Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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4 December 2023
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4 December 2023
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