Extent: iv, 210, iv leaves : paper, col. ill. ; 197 x 126 (149 x 83) mm. bound to 200 x 133 mm.
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Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Physical description: 12 lines per page, in two columns; written in medium, elegant nastaʻliq in black on beige glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in blue, red, gold, and green with marginal gold border; columns are gold-sprinkled and separated by double gold lines. Catchwords; headings in red. Interleaves bound next to some of the folios with miniatures. Some smudging and staining... Decoration: On fol. 1b-2a, illuminated two-page ʻunwān in gold and colors, containing first thirteen verses and first heading. Illustrated with 69 miniatures of above-average quality. Origin: According to Moghadam, the ms. is Indian and dates to the late 18th century, while the miniatures are from the late 19th century. Ex libris of Robert Garrett on fol. ia.
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