AN INCOMPLETE ILLUMINATED BUSTAN BY SA'DI IN SHIKASTEH SCRIPT
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
Iran, 18th century

Persian manuscript on paper, 144ff., plus three fly-leaves, each folio with 12ll., in black shikasteh script, arranged in two columns, catchwords, in gold and black rules and blue outer rules, in restored binding, possibly one of several volumes, the text panel 10.8cm x 6.1cm, the folio 16.5cm x 10.5cm.