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Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.
Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.
Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.
Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.

[TAZHIB DESIGN].

Double-page tazhib border illumination, from the opening pages of a dispersed manuscript.

Qajar Persia, last quarter of 19th century.

$6,795.00
$6,795.00

Double-page tazhib border illumination,

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Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from an unidentified Persian manuscript, in a large paper format and intricately painted to a very high quality.

One bifolium, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Persian, approx. 310 x 385mm; single column, 8 lines elegant and bold nasta'liq script, text page to reverse of one leaf with 15 lines, elaborately painted polychrome & gilt border designs extending outwards into the margins form the text-blocks, a few closed tears to edges of paper, some chips to extremities, in modern mount.

Stock code 125254

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Lovely survival of a magnificently illuminated border design from a qajar manuscript.

Double-page tazhib border illumination,

$6,795.00
$6,795.00

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