(Q57475)
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Ḥāfiẓ, 14th cent
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Headpieces (layout features)--India--19th century
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Illuminated manuscripts--India--19th century
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Manuscripts, Persian--India--19th century
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Miniatures (Illuminations)--India--19th century
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Manuscripts, Persian--New Jersey--Princeton
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18--?
19. century
1800
1899
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Extent: ii, 221, ii leaves : paper, col. ill. ; 152 x 91 (116 x 66) mm. bound to 156 x 101 mm.
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Ms. codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Title stamped on spine: Diwan Hafz.
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Physical description: 14 lines per page, in two columns; written in nastaʻliq in black on thin, white, glazed, laid Arabic paper. Catchwords. Text framed in blue, gold, orange and green. First leaf reinforced with silk. Light smudging; otherwise in excellent condition.
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Decoration: Lavishly illuminated two-page spread on fol. 1b-2a, consisting of seven couplets set within rectangles, on a curvilinear border set upon a large rectangle; executed in a delicate floral pattern in gold, blue, orange, and lavender. Illuminated ʻunwān on fol. 208b in similar colors. Columns separated by a gold line filled with lavender and green flowers. Last couplet of each ghazal...
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Origin: Likely from India, late 19th century.
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Ex libris of Rober Garrett on inner front cover.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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