Extent: 38 leaves : paper, illustrations, illuminations ; 240 x 156 (140 x 73) mm. bound to 245 x 160 mm
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Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Collation: Paper, fol. i + 38 + i. Layout: written in two columns of 12 lines. Script: Nastaʿlīq. Romanization supplied by cataloger. Decoration: 4 colored minatures (2 illuminated); illuminated headpiece with floral designs in red, blue, yellow, and purple; foliate patterns in gold on leaves; some leaves colored blue, pink, or orange. Bibliographical note laid in identifies miniaturist as Abassi. Origin: written in Mashhad, Iran, in Hijri Safar 995/1587. Bibliographical note laid in identifies calligrapher as Meer Ali. Unidentified stamps on fol. 1r and 37r; note in pencil on upper flyleaf recto: "Bought by MCJ in 1899"; note in pencil on upper flyleaf recto: "Vassar College Library, Thompson bequest #788"; annotation or inscriptions in Arabic script on upper flyleaf recto and fol. 1r; unidentified writing in pencil on lower flyleaf verso.
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