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 56 foliated leaves : 236 x 140 (190 x 100) mm, bound to 245 x 145 mm 14-15 long lines with alpha-numerical calculations and marginalia; catchwords on versos, lower left. Written in nastaʻliq in black ink; pointed, unvocalized. Rubrications in red. Diagram Table Table Table

Islamic binding. Brown leather frame binding with blind tooling, bright blue paper sides. Outer corners of leather frames create a triangular shape. Endbands with chevron-pattern secondary sewing.

Copy completed in 1074 AH. (f. 55r).

1664 India? Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934. Formerly owned by Muḥammad ʻAlī Khān, dated A.H. 1231? (1816) (owner's stamp on f. 1r). Markets--Islamic countries--Handbooks, manuals, etc Manuscripts, Persian Manuscripts Codices Manuals (instructional materials) Frame covers Compound endbands Secondary sewing (endband techniques)