Property from an Important Private Collection Zahir al-Din Faryabi (d.1201), Diwan and Awad al-Din Anwari (d.1189), Diwan, dated 16 Dhu’l Hijja 768 AH/ 13 August 1367 AD, Persian manuscript on paper, 88 leaves, 34 lines to the page, written in...

Property from an Important Private Collection Zahir al-Din Faryabi (d.1201), Diwan and Awad al-Din Anwari (d.1189), Diwan, dated 16 Dhu’l Hijja 768 AH/ 13 August 1367 AD, Persian manuscript on paper, 88 leaves, 34 lines to the page, written in black nasta’liq within 4 columns, titles in red or blue riqa’, in a dark brown leather binding, text panel 21 by 12.8cm.; leaf 22.5 by 15 cm. Provenance: From the library of Mehdi Bayani (impression of a stamp at the beginning and end of the manuscript); Christie’s London, 26 October 2007, lot 306
Condition report: In overall good condition, minor stains and rubbing, various later notes especially at the beginning and end of the manuscript, some restoration to the paper, the binding with minor damages, as viewed.