Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq script, comprising exercises...
Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq script, comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters, Persia, or perhaps Deccan, late 16th-17th century, Arabic manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, each page consisting of two lines of text written in fine, large nasta'liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in gold, blue and red, laid down on marbled borders, the six framed together, album pages 10 x 17.5cm.; frame 99 x 35.5 cm.
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Six calligraphic album pages in fine nasta'liq script, comprising exercises in various letters and the methods of joining them to other letters, Persia, or perhaps Deccan, late 16th-17th century, Arabic manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, each page consisting of two lines of text written in fine, large nasta'liq script in black ink, inner margins ruled in gold, blue and red, laid down on marbled borders, the six framed together, album pages 10 x 17.5cm.; frame 99 x 35.5 cm.