Extent: iii, 42, iii leaves : paper, illustrations ; 209 x 152 (162 x 80) mm bound to 216 x 155 mm
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Title from front cover. Foliation: Some contemporary foliation in ink, upper left recto. Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto excluding blank leaves inserted before paintings and drawings (1-36); references in the record are to the modern foliation. Layout: Chiefly 13 long lines; border-ruled. Script: Written in nastaʻlīq with elements of shikastah in black ink; pointed. Decoration: Twelve drawings in black and red (f. 3r, 5r, 7r, 10r, 12r, 14r, 20r, 23r, 25r, 30r, 35r-35v); five color illustrations (f. 9r, 19r, 22r, 29r, 34r); textblock border ruled in red and black; rubrications in red. Binding: Bound in half covers with marbled paper sides and red leather corners and spine. Origin: Written on commission for Robert Glyn (f. 2r) in approximately 1820. Sold by Sam Fogg Ltd. (London), 1998.
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