An illuminated double page from a Qasidah al-Burda, Persia, Ilkhanid, early 14th century

Arabic manuscript on paper, 2 leaves, 18 and 19 lines to the page, written horizontally and diagonally in naskh and thuluth script in black and red, f.1 with the Bismillah in larger white thuluth within a red and gold ground foliated cartouche, with 4 panels of large leafy gold flowers, both leaves with light blue interstices and borders with scrolling split-palmette and cusped leaf motif, f.2 with 4 illuminated floral roundels and reverse with 27 lines of naskh and thuluth text in red and black, interspersed with gold florets, mounted and glazed

In fair overall condition, creasing, leaves cropped, minor smudging, as viewed.
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