Ms. codex. Title supplied by cataloger. Two stamps, one oval, one square with two different names dated 1210? (f. 171r, 172r). Binding: Later rebinding in red leather over pasteboard; covers blind-stamped with central square stamp with floral motifs and frame with matching cornerpieces. Spine and cover edges are black textile with gilt-stamped frame; inside covers are painted black. Layout: 12 lines in two columns; border-ruled. Script: Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Decoration: Illuminated headpiece in gold, blue and orange (f. 1v); five illustrations (f. 28r, 58r, 72v, 132v, 140v); textblock border-ruled in red, blue, gold, blue; rubrications in red. Provenance: Formerly owned by Muḥammad Ḥusayn ibn Jaʻfar al-Qulī, Governor of Maḥālāt and the districts of Marand, dated 24 Jumādah al-Thānī 1255 (note and stamps, f. 190v). Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis.
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