Extent: 110 leaves : paper ; 268 x 171 (208 x 123) mm. bound to 276 x 177 mm.
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Ms. codex. Ms. erroneously foliated beginning on the first flyleaf and including the interleaves. Record follows erroneous foliation. Physical description: 12 lines per page, in 1-2 columns; written in calligraphic nastaʻliq in black on heavy tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Catchwords. Text framed in blue, black, and gold lines with outer marginal black and gold frame. Marginal paper repairs to a few leaves; light staining and smudging, most pronounced on fol. 6a. Fol. 4 pasted to another sheet of paper. Fol. 5, 11, 15, 20... Decoration: Illuminated ʻunwāns on fol. 4b, 22b in a delicate floral pattern primarily of gold, blue, and maroon; smaller ʻunwāns with similar patterns on fol. 12a, 21a. Space at end of introduction on fol. 10b illuminated with a floral/foliar pattern in gold, blue, pink and green. Space at end of text illuminated with the same pattern as well as two frames illustrating three wolves hunting a... Illustrations: On fol. 47b, painting of musicians entertaining a prince and princess. On fol. 97a, the prince and princess share a meal with servants waiting in the wings. Stamps on fol. 121a, 121b.
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