Muhsin al-Din Sa'adi Shirazi, Kolliyat-e Sa'adi, in Persian, illuminated manuscript on paper [Qajar Persia, dated 1229 AH. (1813 AD.)] 355 leaves (plus 2 endleaves), a few bifolia misbound and lacking two single leaves in the Ghazaliat section, else complete, catch-words throughout, single or double column with additional text in bordered sections around main textblock (in horizontal lines), 12 lines in black nasta'liq, eleven polychrome and gold illuminated headings opening different sections of the text, first illumination with double-page border around the text, leaves ruled in gold, some margins repaired, a few scattered stains or ink smudges, 300 by 190mm. (written space 230 by 130 mm.), late nineteenth-century leather binding over pasteboards, scuffed and rubbed A comprehensive collection of the works of one of Persia’s most eminent and celebrated classical prose and poetry writers, comprising the full texts of Sa’adi’s Golestan (‘Rose Garden’) and Bostan (‘Orchard’) as well as his Ghisa’id (‘Odes’) and Ghazaliyat (‘Lyrics’).
Muhsin al-Din Sa'adi Shirazi, Kolliyat-e Sa'adi, in Persian, illuminated manuscript on paper [Qajar Persia, dated 1229 AH. (1813 AD.)] 355 leaves (plus 2 endleaves), a few bifolia misbound and lacking two single leaves in the Ghazaliat section, else complete, catch-words throughout, single or double column with additional text in bordered sections around main textblock (in horizontal lines), 12 lines in black nasta'liq, eleven polychrome and gold illuminated headings opening different sections of the text, first illumination with double-page border around the text, leaves ruled in gold, some margins repaired, a few scattered stains or ink smudges, 300 by 190mm. (written space 230 by 130 mm.), late nineteenth-century leather binding over pasteboards, scuffed and rubbed A comprehensive collection of the works of one of Persia’s most eminent and celebrated classical prose and poetry writers, comprising the full texts of Sa’adi’s Golestan (‘Rose Garden’) and Bostan (‘Orchard’) as well as his Ghisa’id (‘Odes’) and Ghazaliyat (‘Lyrics’).
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