Extent: 339 leaves : paper ; 188 x 117 (123 x 71) mm. bound to 191 x 123 mm.
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Ms. codex. Title from fol. 10a. On front cover: Label reading "70" in Arabic script. On spine: Label reading "618" in Arabic script. Physical description: 11 lines per page; written in elegant naskh in black on creamy glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication in gold and red; a few pages contain additional supplications written in the margins. Arabic prayers vocalized; some prayers accompanied by interlinear Persian translation in red. Fol. 1-8 added at a later date; table of contents on fol. 1b-7b set within a gold grid and... Decoration: Illuminated ʻunwān on fol. 9b, with delicate floral and scroll work primarily in gold, blue, and maroon. On fol. 9b-10a, margins decorated with intricate floral and foliar pattern in gold, blue, and pink; text set within clouds surrounded by gold illumination. Entire text framed in blue and gold with outer marginal gold border. Origin: Completed by the author on Friday, 15 Rajab 1068 H [19 April 1658] (fol. 338b).
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