A poetic anthology (including Gulistan and Rausat al-Bayan Mihrabad), copied by Sultan 'Ali, Persia, Safavid, 16th century

Persian manuscript on paper, 23 leaves plus 2 flyleaves, 13 lines to the page, written in nasta'liq script in black ink, keywords in blue or white within illuminated heading panels, outer margins filled with large scrolling gold foliage, f.1b with stencilled deer within woodland in the margins, later brown morocco binding with tooled gilt-stamped medallions

In reasonably good overall condition, paper repairs to final folio, other minor paper repairs, occasional marginal water stains and losses to paper, calligraphy generally bold, as viewed.
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