Manuscript codex. Title from introduction (f. 6r). Binding: Lacquered binding of flowers on a black field with floral frame; inside covers have a brown field with black frame and three gold tooled inset frames. Slipcase with "Collected poems in Persian" printed on it in gold. Layout: Written in 19 lines in four columns; border-ruled. Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Decoration: Illuminated medallion in gold and blue on opening page (f. 3r); dual-page illuminated first full opening (f. 3v-4r) in gold and blue with text on cloudbands; 24 color illustrations, some incomplete (f. 5r, 8r, 12r, 14r, 15r, 18v, 27v, 33r, 38v, 55r, 57v, 60v, 68v, 73v, 82r, 92v, 101r, 107r, 108r, 121v, 131r, 134r, 134v, 142r, 158v); illuminated headpiece in gold and blue (f. 111v... Provenance: Gift of Doreen Canaday Spitzer. Provenance: Formerly owned by Ibrāhīm Sulṭān ibn Shāhrukh (decorative owner's statement, f. 3r).
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