Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (d.1273 AD), the six books of the Mathnawi, copied by Muhammad Sadiq al-Tabataba’i al-Hafiz al-Shirazi, Persia, Safavid, dated 1079 AH/1668 AD

Persian manuscript on paper, 385 leaves plus 8 fly-leaves, 26 lines to the page, text arranged in 3 columns, the outer one slanting, written in fine naskh in black ink, headings written in gold thuluth, ruled in blue and gold, opening double page frontispiece in colours and gold, decorated with a fine interlace of floral scrolls, 6 illuminated double pages, a headpiece at the start of each book, in later green leather binding, with flap

In good condition, the margins with comments, minor discoloration affecting occasionally the page, water and other stains, minor restoration to the paper and losses to the illumination, the colours crisp as viewed.
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