A SAFAVID PERIOD ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT OF PERSIAN POETRY, IRAN, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

A SAFAVID PERIOD ILLUSTRATED MANUSCRIPT OF PERSIAN POETRY, IRAN, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Persian manuscript on cream paper, each folio with delicate black nasta'liq script arranged in two columns, within black and blue-ruled gold frame, titles in gold nasta'liq, one contemporaneous full page illustration on bifolio with gold illuminated margins, the fly-leaf with many owners inscriptions, areas of water staining and minor repairs; in Safavid tooled and gilt morocco binding with flap, decorated with central stamped and gilt cusped medallion filled with delicate floral arabesque.Text panel 12 x 6 cm (4 6/8 x 2 3/8 in.); folio 17.5 x 10.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)PROVENANCEFamily Collection of the Descendants of Umar bin Awadh al Qu'aiti, sultanate in the Hadhramaut region of YemenAcquired by the present owner from the family.