A LOOSE FOLIO FROM A PERSIAN POETICAL ANTHOLOGY
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN TRUST
Iran, late 18th - early 19th century

Persian manuscript on watermarked European lined paper, the black ink shikasteh nasta’liq text arranged in two columns each with 20ll., the chapter heading in red, the text quoting Qasideh 36 by the Persian poet Anwari (1126 - 1189) in praise of Jalal ud-Din Ahmad, catchwords, set within gold, blue, and black rules, in a cream mount with plastic window, the text panel 21.2cm x 10.3cm, the folio 28.5cm x 18cm.