Property from an Important Private Collection Hamdullah al-Mustawfi al-Qazwini (d.1340 circa), Nuzhat al-Qulub, Persia, 17th or 18th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 291 leaves plus 3 fly-leaves, incomplete, 21 lines to the page written in...

Property from an Important Private Collection Hamdullah al-Mustawfi al-Qazwini (d.1340 circa), Nuzhat al-Qulub, Persia, 17th or 18th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 291 leaves plus 3 fly-leaves, incomplete, 21 lines to the page written in black nasta’liq, important words in red, diagrams in red and red empty tables, in brown leather binding with gilt stamped sections, folio 23.5 x 11.8cm. Provenance: Christie’s London, 8 April 2011, lot 33. Note: Hamdullah al-Mustawfi was a geographer and historian of the Ilkhanid period, he was a prolific author and the Nuzhat al-Qulub is an important source of information of the geography and affairs of the Ilkhanid period.
Condition report: In fair condition, several stains and rubbing, some losses to the margins, some quires detached or loose, as viewed.