An illuminated frontispiece from a manuscript of Qazi Nurallah Shushtari's...
gouache heightened with gold on paper, the central shamsa containing cartouches with the headings of the first 5 chapters in nasta'liq, on a ground of scrolling floral vine, laid down on card within blue margins
leaf: 30.1 by 19.7cm.
Condition Report:
As shown in the illustration, there are some losses to the pigments mainly to the right hand side of the leaf, with some repairs to the lower right corner. A loss to the upper right lobe of the shamsa repaired with an insert from a contemporaneous manuscript measuring approx. 1cm. sq. Minor smudging and faint discolouration. The leaf laid down on card. Pen inscriptions in the upper margin, the reverse plain, with a pencil inscription 'M 26'. As viewed.
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gouache heightened with gold on paper, the central shamsa containing cartouches with the headings of the first 5 chapters in nasta'liq, on a ground of scrolling floral vine, laid down on card within blue margins
leaf: 30.1 by 19.7cm.
Condition Report:
As shown in the illustration, there are some losses to the pigments mainly to the right hand side of the leaf, with some repairs to the lower right corner. A loss to the upper right lobe of the shamsa repaired with an insert from a contemporaneous manuscript measuring approx. 1cm. sq. Minor smudging and faint discolouration. The leaf laid down on card. Pen inscriptions in the upper margin, the reverse plain, with a pencil inscription 'M 26'. As viewed.
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