Extent: 276 leaves : paper ; 253 x 138 (190 x 84) mm. bound to 256 x 144 mm.
Note:
Ms. codex. Title from fol. 1a. On lower edge: "Shamʻ al-yaqīn" in Arabic script. Physical description: 21 lines per page; written in nastaʻliq in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Text framed by black and gold lines. Damp staining in margins; light smudging. A few paper repairs, particularly to second and last folios. ʻUnwān on fol. 2b detached in some places due to verdigris damage. Decoration: On fol. 2b, illuminated ʻunwān in delicate floral pattern, painted mainly in gold, blue, and maroon. On fol. 2b-3a, margins filled with floral/foliar pattern in gold, orange, pink, and blue. Several smudged owner's stamps on fol. 1a.
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