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A single manuscript page from a copy of the Shahnameh by the poet Firdowsi, written in black nasta’liq script, with a fine illuminated header, dating back to the 18th Century. The header mentions Afrasiab, the name of the mythical king and main antagonist of the  epic Shahnameh, written by Ferdowsi, and Kota, a city in northern India. 

The page is plain text, divided into 4 columns of 25 lines of script in fine nasta'liq black ink, separated by a decorative floral column. A single decorative Chapter heading cutting across the central two columns, reducing these to 22 lines of script. The heading script is also nasta'liq in red within a gold cartouche, which has retained its colour well. Blue floral decorations 'book-end' the header. The whole page is bordered by a solid gold frame edged in blue. 

The page is in very good condition. 

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Firdowsi - Shahnameh Manuscript - 1760

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