Unknown - Illuminated Persian Manuscript (complete) - 1780

A complete manuscript of 111 pages, with two illuminated header pages, one front and one toward the rear, of Persian or Ottoman poetry, possible from the Diwan by Hafez or from the 5 treasures of Jami. It has not been possible to identify the script accurately. Likely late C18th and written in black nasta'liq. There are several ownership statements and a seal (image 2p) which could help with provenance and history of the manuscript. The seal appears to say, Ahmad Majoud - in everything, my pleasure, with the low calligraphy being "The Queen of the Evening".

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