Property from an Important Private Collection Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492), Tuhfat al-ahrar, signed Sultan Muhammad Khandan, Safavid Persia, 16th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 67 leaves plus 6 fly-leaves, 14 lines to the page...
Property from an Important Private Collection Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492), Tuhfat al-ahrar, signed Sultan Muhammad Khandan, Safavid Persia, 16th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 67 leaves plus 6 fly-leaves, 14 lines to the page written in black nasta’liq, within 2 columns, ruled in black, red and blue, the outer margins decorated with gold interlacing floral scrolls, f.1b with a polychrome and gold heading, in a later brown stamped binding, text panel 14.5 x 7cm.; leaf 24.8 x 16cm. Note: Another manuscript copied by Sultan Muhammad Khandan and dated to the same period was sold in these rooms, 23 October 2020, lot 13.
Condition report: in good condition, some smudges and stains, several ownership inscriptions and stamps, as viewed.
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Property from an Important Private Collection Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492), Tuhfat al-ahrar, signed Sultan Muhammad Khandan, Safavid Persia, 16th century, Persian manuscript on paper, 67 leaves plus 6 fly-leaves, 14 lines to the page written in black nasta’liq, within 2 columns, ruled in black, red and blue, the outer margins decorated with gold interlacing floral scrolls, f.1b with a polychrome and gold heading, in a later brown stamped binding, text panel 14.5 x 7cm.; leaf 24.8 x 16cm. Note: Another manuscript copied by Sultan Muhammad Khandan and dated to the same period was sold in these rooms, 23 October 2020, lot 13.
Condition report: in good condition, some smudges and stains, several ownership inscriptions and stamps, as viewed.