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 iii, 228, ii leaves : 310 x 203 (230 x 120) mm, bound to 320 x 210 mm 15 long lines. Written in nastaʻlīq in black ink; pointed. Textblock border-ruled in narrow gold, wide gold and blue; rubrications in red; illuminated headpiece in gold, blue, red (f. 1v), 30 color illustrations (f. 7v, 11r, 19r, 22r, 28r, 31v, 36r, 48v, 50v, 52v, 63v, 70r, 75r, 79v, 85v, 90v, 104v, 112v, 114v, 127v, 133r, 139v, 154r, 162r, 167r, 182v, 190v, 198r, 206v, 210r), and an illuminated foliate finispiece in gold (f. 228r). Donation bookplate: "Messrs Prince, Speyer & Schiff" Illuminated headpiece Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration Illustration

Brown leather over pasteboard with marbled paper pastedowns.

Copy completed in 982 AH by Malik Muḥammad ibn Darvīsh Muḥammad al-Kātib (228r).

1574 Iran ? Purchased for Columbia with funds donated by J. Dyneley Prince, James Speyer and Jacob H. Schiff; accessioned 1905 (bookplate inside front cover). Formerly owned by Carl Reinhardt; purchased from his estate. Prophets, Pre-Islamic--Early works to 1800 Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian--Specimens Manuscripts, Persian Codices (bound manuscripts) Illuminations (painting) Manuscripts (documents) Miniatures (paintings)