(Q56692)
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Bīdil, ʻAbd al-Qādir, 1644 or 1645-1720 or 1721
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Manuscripts, Persian--18th century
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1700-1800
18. century
1700
1800
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Extent: 238 col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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col. ill.
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Title from f. 1b.
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Text begins on f. 1b.
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Ms. is written in crude shikastah script on laid paper. 26.5 x 15.5 cm. Includes an illuminated ʻunwān or title page and twelve miniatures. Text arranged in two columns with catchwords and occasional marginal notes. Text is followed by 2 pages of poetry and inscriptions.
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Paper is glazed laid stock, handmade. Some soiling and discoloration; pervasive water strain in upper outside quadrant. Some minor smudging. Leaves slightly dog-eared.
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Binding is leather over pasteboard. Spine is plain red leather; covers are pale green with edges trimmed in red. Blind-stamped scroll frame; center mandorlas and flanking tulips, inlaid in red leather and bearing blind-stamped vine motif. Endbands severely damaged. Hinge of verso cover broken.
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11 November 2024
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11 November 2024
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