Extent: i, 228, ii leaves : paper ; 358 x 249 (238 x 141) mm. bound to 358 x 249 mm.
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Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Physical description: 27 lines per page, in four columns; written in small nastaʻliq in black on beige glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in gold, maroon, green, and blue; columns separated by double gold lines. Catchwords; headings in red. Damp staining on lower, outer corner and other occasional staining; some leaves are loose. Otherwise in excellent condition. Decoration: On fol. 1b-2a, two large rosettes illuminated in gold and color. On fol. 2b-3a, two lavishly illuminated panels in gold and color, but no inscriptions. Illuminated ʻunwāns at the beginning of each poem. Origin: Likely 17th century, according to Moghadam.
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