Ms. codex. Title from introduction (f. 5r) Catalog entry, lot 215, pasted to first flyleaf recto at front of book. Binding: Bound in black leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II); onlay stamped paper mandorla with pendants on the vertical axis and cornerpieces; red leather doublure; slip case in red leather with gold-tooled (now green) frame; in the center, the number 142, above and to the right, an orange and white stamp with the number 215. Layout: Written in 19 long lines, ruled with a misṭarah. Script: Written in naskh with elements of nastaʻlīq. Decoration: Headpiece in gold, pink and blue (f. 1v); textblock border-ruled in gold; rubrications in red. Provenance: Formerly owned by John Frederick Lewis (bookplate inside front cover).
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