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A Safavid-period manuscript collection of Persian poetry

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"A nicely illuminated Safavid period manuscript of collection of Farsi poetry.This contains more than 380 intricately decorated pages in delicate Nasta'aliq script with traditional leather & lacquer binding. There is a round seal belonging to Hussain bin Qasim Al Hussaini Safavid on the last of this manuscript which establishes it to belong to the Safavid era. Each page has an outer broad margin which is scribed with diagonal verses and decorated with one large and two smal floral patterns in form of triangles.All the headings are in gold calligraphy.The manuscripts has few pages in which some important notes have been scribed by the various owners of this manuscript. One of such note says this manuscript contains: 400 Ghazaliyat,118 Modern Ghazaliyat,10 Muqta'at and 25 Rubaiyats.This Collection has more than 400 pages which are beautifully scribed and professionally illluminated with gold. Keeping in view age of the manuscript which is more than 200 years old, the condition is nice overlooking few smudging of ink, shelf wear and handling of the the manuscript by its several owners."