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 x, 150, iii leaves : 150 x 80 (95 x 40) mm, bound to 155 x 85 x 25 mm Written in 9 long lines. Written in nastaʻlīq and naskh in black ink; pointed; naskh fully vocalized. Illuminated headpiece (f. 4v); floral marginal fill (f. 4v-5r); textblock border-ruled in red and gold; rubrications in red. Customs stamp Illuminated headpiece Marginal fill Marginal fill Customs stamp

Bound in red leather with blind tooled frame; brown leather doublure.

Copy completed by Ibn Muḥammad Jaʻfar Muḥammad Bāqir al-Sharīf al-Naṣīr al-Ṭūsī (f. 150v); item is undated, perhaps 17th or 18th century.

between 1600 and 1799? Gift of David Eugene Smith, 1931-1934 (library donation plate, first flyleaf verso at front of book). Formerly owned by David Eugene Smith. Islam--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800 Shīʻah--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800 Manuscripts, Arabic--New York (State)--New York Manuscripts, Persian--New York (State)--New York Codices (bound manuscripts) Manuscripts (documents) Illuminations (painting)