(Q19457)
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Maktabī Shīrāzī, -1510 or 1511
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Lewis, John Frederick, 1860-1932
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Manuscripts, 19th century
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Manuscripts, Persian
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Codices (bound manuscripts)
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Lacquered bindings (Binding)
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Manuscripts, Oriental
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Manuscripts (documents)
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Extent: i, 77, i leaves : 157 x 100 (125 x 80) mm, bound to 162 x 112 mm; paper
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Manuscript codex.
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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Binding: Rebound in illustrated lacquered boards. The outside covers are the same and depict flowers and birds in reds and oranges framed in three frames, from inside to outside, a black with gold flowers followed by a red with green and gold flowers and another black with gold flowers. Front inside cover depicts a scene of five people eating and being served. Back inside cover also depicts...
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Layout: 15 lines in two columns; catchwords every verso, lower left.
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Script: Written in nastaʻlīq with elements of shikastah in black ink; pointed.
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Decoration: Illuminated first page-opening with illuminated headpiece in blue, red, and gold with intricate gold floral marginal fill and gold between the rows and columns of text (f. 1v-2r). 13 polychrome and gold illustrations (f. 12v, 15r, 17r, 20v, 22v, 26r, 28r, 33v, 39v, 42r, 47r, 49v, 74v)
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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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