Two illuminated manuscripts: 1) A collection of prayers (Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah), copied by Muhammad Shafi', Persia, Safavid, dated 1131 AH/1719; 2) Jalal Al-Din Muhammad Rumi (d.1273 AD), The Six Books of the Mathnawi, copied by Mulla Adineh Shirazi, Persia, Qajar, dated 1253 AH/1838 AD

1) Arabic manuscript on paper, 228 leaves plus 5 flyl-eaves, 9 lines to the page in naskh in black ink against a gold ground, with Persian interlinear translation in fine shikasteh in red ink, headings in gold thuluth, ruled in gold and blue, marginal notes in black and red ink, opening double page illuminated in gold and polychrome, in later Qajar floral lacquer binding, signed ‘ya sahib al-zaman’ in gold on the front board and dated 1214 AH (1799 AD) on the back board, leather spine

2) Persian manuscript on paper, 271 leaves plus 8 fly-leaves, 26 lines to the page, written in neat nasta’liq script in black ink, arranged in four columns separated by double intercolumnar rules in gold and black, headings in red and black, text within gold, black and blue rules, catchwords, occasional marginal notes, outer margins ruled in black, the opening page of each section with an illuminated headpiece (unwan), in lacquer binding depicting seated holy men with minute inscriptions in red nasta’liq inscriptions near each figure, leather spine

1): 16.2 by 10cm.

2): 20.9 by 13.6cm.