Vahshi Baqfi, Farhad wa Shirin, copied by Muhammad Hakim al-Husayni, paintings attributed to Muhammad Qasim, Persia, Mashhad, Safavid, dated 1046 AH/1636-37 AD

Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 52 leaves plus 3 fly-leaves, 11 lines to the page, written in nasta'liq script in black ink within 2 columns, margins ruled in colours and gold, catchwords, opening leaf remargined with later illuminated headpiece, comprising 4 miniatures in gouache heightened with gold, brown morocco binding with large panels of 18th century Persian floral brocade

23.2 by 13.6cm.

Condition Report:
Opening leaf remargined with later illuminated headpiece, opening and final double pages with minor losses and smudging to ink, the text is overall clear and legible, final folio with small repairs and minor creasing at corners, seals with some rubbing, staining to folios throughout, handling marks, a few scattered minor spots of darker discolouration, minor tears, miniatures in overall good condition with minor loss and some rubbing to pigments, binding with slight wear, doublures with damp bloom, as viewed.