A calligraphic album comprising rhyming verses of Persian poetry, perhaps consisting of advice to a ruler, with margins of marbled paper, in concertina form, Mughal India or the Deccan, 18th Century

Persian manuscript on paper laid down on card, in concertina form, 11 leaves, 21 pages of text, 6 lines to the page written in strong and elegant nasta'liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in green, red and gold, headings written in nasta'liq script in red on a ground decorated with intertwining stylised floral and vegetal motifs in blue, illuminated cornerpieces, waterstaining affecting text and illumination, later boards, worn, fancifully signed 'Imad al-Hasani
216 x 120 mm.

Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Mohamed Makiya (see Christie's South Kensington, Islamic Manuscripts featuring the Mohamed Makiya Collection, 18th April 2016, lot 130).